The palaver of a childish father
It’s been a hectic week. Cecelia left the hospital on Sunday with a slight case of Jaundice. Our pediatrician was concerned about the results of the test (which measured around 16.8 on the bilirubin scale) and ordered us to keep her wrapped in a wallaby blanket; which is a thick, plastic belt that wraps around [...]
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Hey everyone. Cecelia Rose was born this morning at around 8:50, weighing in at a behemoth 9 lbs 2 oz. She has fuzzy dark hair, and a double-chin. Her feet are so long it’s reptile-like. She’s beautiful. I don’t have much time. I managed to sneak out of the room for a few minutes while [...]
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Tonight Rachelle and I went to dinner by ourselves while Mallory did us a huge favor and kept an eye on Layla. We went into Philly to our favorite sushi restaurant and relaxed…for the last time in a little while. Rachelle gave one of her awkwardly hilarious toasts, and we ate so much sushi that [...]
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This time next week our second child will be born. I’m not a very emotional lad so it takes awhile for realizations to really sink in but I’m starting to get the “butterflies in my underwear” feeling. Poor butterflies… Rachelle had her last doctor’s visit today and everything appears to be fantastic. The baby’s heart [...]
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I haven’t posted for a few weeks but not because we haven’t been busy. Rachelle basically has a baby-skull tearing through her cervix, and commented yesterday that she “thinks her water is going to break all over my mom’s couch.” She really knows how to paint a picture, doesn’t she? So even though we’re scheduled [...]
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