Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Because I Enjoy This Sort of Thing

Sunday, January 25, 2009

Full Tummy, Sleepy Baby

2/3 of a nectarine.  Several bites of scrambled eggs.  1/2 a container of yogurt.  A few bites of something called “turkey dinner” that comes in a jar.  An entire banana.  An 8-oz bottle of formula.

That was my son’s dinner, eaten over the course of an hour.  I’m pretty sure he ate more than I did.  And he has a stomach the size of a golf ball.

Also, I’m pretty sure that he wouldn’t have woken up at all last night if he hadn’t had that leaky diaper.

Maybe his reluctance to sleep through the night has less to do with habits or stubbornness or neediness… and more to do with the idea that perhaps we just haven’t been feeding this kid enough?

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Inauguration

A nice quote from Congressman John Campbell:

It is easy to recognize the impact this event will have on American History. Since the founding of our great Republic, Americans have always relished our most sacred of traditions…freedom. This is yet another display which will be viewed all across the globe, and allows us, as Americans, to display our commitment to our founding virtues.

I encourage all Americans to welcome our new Commander-in-Chief and President, Barack Obama. We may not always agree on policy, but we are united by our American tradition, culture, and patriotism.

May God Bless this President and May God Bless America.

President Obama, I do not envy you your job.  As someone I respect said recently, I’m sure the thought why did I think this was a good idea? will cross your mind during your first 100 days of your presidency.  But I wish you the best and hope to see you meet the expectations you have set for yourself and the rest of the country.  I hope you can weather the stresses and remain true to yourself and the people who put you here.  And may the hope you inspire in people push us to better ourselves and our country as befits this one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

Monday, January 19, 2009

Koren: 7 Months

Dear Squirmy Wormy,

You turned 7 months old a week ago.  I didn’t do a newsletter for your 6th month because honestly, it didn’t seem that you had changed all that much since the last newsletter.

That is not the case this time.

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