From Here to Paternity—Fun, Lola. Fun.

Day 6. Alright, I’ve been waiting to use this title for a while.  Still, it was a fun day! You slept enough to let me do work and we had a blast while you were awake!

Bottle Rocket: You ate at 5:12, 8:52, 11:40 (you helped out, see above), 2:48, 5:30
While You Were Sleeping: I watched MacGruber (in spurts), did the dishes, folded clothes, and other awesome things.

Lotion’s Eleven: you weren’t a big fan of spa time…and you left a crappy tip. Twenty percent is pretty standard!

Look Who’s Tracking: you were mesmerized by your African animals mobile.  Did it help that I safetypinned home-made high-contrast shapes to their butts? I don’t know…but you were enthralled in the morning and afternoon!

Learn After Reading: we read the first part of Life of Pi (not the post-modern-hump-“Author’s Note” at the very beginning but Chapter 1).  You always skip to Chapter 1! At first you were bored but you really liked the part about the three-toed sloth.

 Sideways: you were a beast from beginning to end! You got some major air & covered at least three inches of ground!....2 ½ at the very least.

From Here to Paternity—Yawn Baby Yawn

Day 5. Awesome day.  Although it started off crappy (see below), we had a lot of fun and you got some sleep!

Bottle Rocket: You ate at 2:45, 6:11, 8:55, 11:55, 3:27
While You Were Sleeping: I cleaned some bottles, and intermittently packed for San Antonio.
The Green Pile: you dropped a deuce sometime between 2:25 and 6:00. Happens to the best of us.

Lotion’s Eleven: applied a fresh coat of shea & cocoa butter.  You sneezed five times in a row, rapid fire.  I wonder who you get that from…

Natural Björn Chillers (good one, right?): we strapped it on and took a brief walk in the ‘hood.  I took a 9 iron with me to keep roaming dogs at bay (though, in retrospect, I should’ve brought an 8 and taken some off).  Before the cold wind brought us in we listened to:

Spacehog=>Beck=>Mazzy Star=>Mumphord and Sons
Sideways: good workout, good workout. 

Rest between sets.

 

Get some air!

From Here to Paternity—The Infant Strikes Back

Day 4.  Well, today was pretty frustrating; but none of it was your fault.  It wasn’t your fault you woke up at the “wrong” times last night….and this morning.  It’s not your fault I filled up the baby bath tub without plugging it first.  It’s not your fault you promptly pooped yourself up about ten minutes after your bath or peed yourself while I changed you—twice! Oh, and then you dropped another bomb later in the afternoon.

I love how you sneeze a bunch of times in a row—just like your mom!  Here’s what else:

Bottle Rocket: You ate at 3:30, 6:45, 9:57,12:55, 4:00
While You Were Sleeping: um, you really didn’t. I had lunch at 2:20, took my morning shower around five.
The Green Pile: see above.

Water World: after using three towels to clean up (see above) we took a bath.  You loved it! You just chilled like a Mini-Biggy Smalls in a hot tub.
Sideways: not too shabby.  A couple of good push-ups.

We'll get 'em tomorrow!

From Here to Paternity—Neonatal Attraction

Day 3.  You did a great job tracking today. Keys, an obnoxious iPod App, yourself in the mirror; you followed them all!

Bottle Rocket: You ate at 5:50, 8:55, 11:41, 2:37, 5:34
While You Were Sleeping: I finally folded your clothes, got dinner ready & cleaned the bathroom.  Beats work.
Learn After Reading: we disagreed after There’s a Wocket in My Pocket. You really liked the Jertain in the Curtain, whereas I was partial to the Bofa on the Sofa.

The Green Pile: you left me a real big present at six in the morning. 
You shouldn’t have.

Björn Supremacy: we had an awesome 30 minute walk outside today.  We listened to:

R.L. Burnside=>The Pixies=>Peter, Bjorn & John=>Bob Dylan=>

My Morning Jacket=>Peter Gabriel. 
You didn’t show any of your Pop-Pop’s love for blues.
Sideways: let’s face it, you were a little off today.  You’ve had some good workouts this week, but true champions don’t take lazy steps.

 

Thank you for the fun day today! Bath tomorrow!

From Here to Paternity--The Oddfather Part II

Day 2.  Lola, today you reminded me of the joy of the minute-and-a-half-fully-body stretch.

Bottle Rocket: you ate at 7:27, 10:11, 1:28, 4:05
While You Were Sleeping: continued Freakonomics (from minute 23 to minute 47), set up mise en place for dinner (used onions instead of shallots, chopped marjoram), washed dishes & bottles--look, no one's making you read this blog, okay?
Dad Man Walking: you were often sleepy, but not asleep. I found myself pacing you around the house, twenty minutes at a time--like a bear at the San Antonio Zoo. 

Babel: I really do feel that, for two minutes there, every time I said “Hi!” you responded with a  robust “Hanh!” For real! A bunch of times! (unless this is developmentally impossible, of course)

Lotion’s 11: during what Mommy calls “Spa Day”, you got a fresh coat of Johnson’s shea & cocoa butter baby lotion.  The Aveeno on your head gave you an adorable Larry Fine look.

Poop Fiction: since you literally got it out of your system on Mommy's watch last night, no poop for you!
Sideways: another great workout during Tummy Time.  You fully lifted your head up & down several times--pretty impressive since you're, like, half-head.

From Here to Paternity--Daddy Day Care: Day 1

So here’s my take on my two weeks of paternity leave.  If I skip a day or two, it’s because I’m completely overwhelmed.  Hope you enjoy!

Milk: You ate at 6:11, 9:38, 12:40, 3:30, 6:19
While You Were Sleeping: I created this blog post (do you think these witty categories create themselves?), watched Freakonomics (the first two parts, anyway) on Instant Netflix, washed (not folded) your clothes, set up the mise en place for dinner (after Googling what a shallot is)
Learn After Reading: we read The Very Hungry Caterpillar and compared your appetite to the elevated metabolism of any organism undergoing a metamorphosis. 
Babel: You tried to say “I love you, Daddy,” but it came out “gerph, neh, enh”
Poop Fiction: all excretions were urethral today.  I appreciate it.
Sideways: you had 10 total minutes of “tummy time”.  It was hard work and you didn't give up. You did really well.
Björn Identity: At one point you loved being strapped to my torso.  Then something changed.  Something really changed.

Lola in the Snow-la

At Home with the Hesters

Sunday with the Williams Family

Karys cares for Lola

Family & Friends

Williamses Gone Wild!



First Trip to San Antonio

Lola meets the cousins!