Baby Shower, Baby Class, and Classy Soda
Bianca's mom threw her a SURPRISE baby shower in Scituate on Sunday and the whole family, sans the dudes, showed up. It was, from what I hear, awesome (I don't know because of the no dudes rule). Even Susan Lysaght from Xavier made an appearance. There was much frivolity and fun to be had, as Erica was in charge of the game planning. Nancy, Wilma, Helen and Janet all helped prep and made DELICIOUS sandwiches, of which I had three, despite only being in attendance for about 5 minutes. But hey, they are sandwiches, one of man's five greatest inventions (language, fire, the wheel, sandwiches and something else that I can't remember).
Despite all of the baby stuff, I still managed to snag a gift. Big Dom got me tiny, knife/bottle opener from Buck the Metro. It is really cool, and reminds me of the fifth thing on the list of great inventions--the bottle opener. Bottles wouldn't be the same without it.
Thanks everyone for the nice gifts. I have a room tour video planned this weekend to show off all of the cool stuff.
I spent Sunday afternoon with the boys, Myles, Colbeans, and Domenic. We did lots of boy things, such as impromptu wrestling between Myles and Colby, whiffle ball with Myles, eating peanuts (which is really fun with a kid whose brain outpaces his motor skills ten times over), and riding bikes. Here is a video of Myles and his unusual stopping technique, called, appropriately enough given the financial climate, the Bail Out:
On Monday we went to the baby CPR class and got horribly depressed. Not only did they tell us about how to give babies CPR but they told us of all the horrors of living in a house. Three separate causes of death were listed as the second most likely cause of death: suffocation, falling, and drowning. I am no math major, but something tells me they have some problems with their numbers. One thing I was surprised to hear: no children were killed or injured by rusty bear traps. I am installing one in the living room this weekend.
I will note that Bianca was a huge nerd at the class. I was telling jokes and being funny with the couple to our right before class while Bianca was studying the booklet they gave us. And when we had to practice, the nurse noted that Bianca, who was wearing a very serious face, had "perfect technique." She told me: "well, you just killed your baby." Just kidding, but I did not get a "perfect technique." Bianca wanted me to tell you that.
Finally, though they did not arrive in time for the shower, Aunt Monica got us some celebratory bubbly, and if you know me, its not champange, but soda. It is from Jones Soda, a premium soda company. It has a custom Peanut-related label. Here it is:
They will be passed out at the hospital upon his arrival.
Exactly 6 weeks and counting.
Despite all of the baby stuff, I still managed to snag a gift. Big Dom got me tiny, knife/bottle opener from Buck the Metro. It is really cool, and reminds me of the fifth thing on the list of great inventions--the bottle opener. Bottles wouldn't be the same without it.
Thanks everyone for the nice gifts. I have a room tour video planned this weekend to show off all of the cool stuff.
I spent Sunday afternoon with the boys, Myles, Colbeans, and Domenic. We did lots of boy things, such as impromptu wrestling between Myles and Colby, whiffle ball with Myles, eating peanuts (which is really fun with a kid whose brain outpaces his motor skills ten times over), and riding bikes. Here is a video of Myles and his unusual stopping technique, called, appropriately enough given the financial climate, the Bail Out:
On Monday we went to the baby CPR class and got horribly depressed. Not only did they tell us about how to give babies CPR but they told us of all the horrors of living in a house. Three separate causes of death were listed as the second most likely cause of death: suffocation, falling, and drowning. I am no math major, but something tells me they have some problems with their numbers. One thing I was surprised to hear: no children were killed or injured by rusty bear traps. I am installing one in the living room this weekend.
I will note that Bianca was a huge nerd at the class. I was telling jokes and being funny with the couple to our right before class while Bianca was studying the booklet they gave us. And when we had to practice, the nurse noted that Bianca, who was wearing a very serious face, had "perfect technique." She told me: "well, you just killed your baby." Just kidding, but I did not get a "perfect technique." Bianca wanted me to tell you that.
Finally, though they did not arrive in time for the shower, Aunt Monica got us some celebratory bubbly, and if you know me, its not champange, but soda. It is from Jones Soda, a premium soda company. It has a custom Peanut-related label. Here it is:
They will be passed out at the hospital upon his arrival.
Exactly 6 weeks and counting.