From the monthly archives:

February 2008

Layla: A Morning Person

February 25, 2008

Layla is four months old today and the time has flown by. To be honest, parenting an infant hasn’t been nearly as difficult as people made it out to be. When Rachelle was at the tail end of her pregnancy, people would always comment with things like: “Oh man, just forget about your social life [...]

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Layla and Jack Jack

February 17, 2008

Tonight I was looking at Layla while she was sitting on my knee. She was giving me this strange, wide-eyed face and I realized that she looks an awful lot like Jack-Jack, the baby from The Incredibles.

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Layla Got Her Ears Pierced

February 15, 2008

On Saturday Rachelle decided it was time to drive holes through the baby’s ears in the name of wearing jewelry. My stance on the subject was that I’m not opposed to her ears being pierced, but I want no part in the process itself. The pain of watching her cry, along with the pain of [...]

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The Warden Returns to Work

February 4, 2008

It’s a sad state of affairs today in the Kettinger household. It is Rachelle’s first day back to work and away from the baby. Thankfully, our sister-in-law Donna, and my mom are sharing time with the baby so that we don’t have to pay the ridiculous cost of daycare. It’s also nice to know that [...]

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