The Fam

“Some plans were made and rice was thrown
A house was built, a baby born
How time can move both fast and slow
Amazes me” - Bright Eyes / I Believe In Symmetry

Zayne,

Today you’re 16 weeks old. You’re growing so quickly and learning new things every day.

You had your first solid food the other day. You weren’t sure what to think at first, but now you practically beg for it. It’s so cute to watch you stare as someone spoons the food out of the container - sometimes you’re so excited it’s hard not to laugh. When the spoon gets close enough, you grab the hand of the person feeding you and start pulling it towards your mouth, as if you don’t trust them to do it right.

You’re such a happy baby. Nothing brightens my day more than coming home and having you smile and goo at me. Even if you’re upset about something, you’ve still got a smile. It’s kind of funny sometimes to watch a pout change into a brief smile and back into a pout, so if mommy and I laugh we’re just loving how hard you try to be happy.

Now that you’ve started solid food, you’ve been trying to put anything you can get your hands on into your mouth. We have to be careful where we leave your burp cloths and such, since you usually end up with one corner shoved in your mouth if we look away for a minute. You even tried to eat daddy’s finger!

You don’t know it, but mommy and I worry a lot about you. When you’re sleeping, we sneak in a lot just to make sure you’re OK. Someday when you’re older we’ll tell you about your sister Ashlynn and maybe you’ll understand why we’re more paranoid than your average parents.

I can’t wait to see what the next weeks hold. Just remember, no pizza after eight and no dates until you’re 16.

Love,
Daddy

There have been a number of changes made to the site recently. Here’s a quick breakdown:

1. There are some ads. I tried to make them as unobtrusive as possible.
2. There is an “Amazon Wish List” entry in the sidebar (on the right). This will randomly pull an item from the wish list we have set up for Zayne. The links are set up through Amazon’s associate program, which means that if you click the link to go to Amazon and buy anything, we get a little kickback.
3. Picture changes. The Pictures links in the sidebar no longer exist, and have been replaced by a general “All Pictures” link that goes directly to Flickr. The new picture link is right below the Picture of the Day link, which still operates as it has. This change was made because I believe Flickr is the best place to view the pictures, instead of making this site the go-between.

I’m also working on an easy way to add images to posts that link back to Flickr to help liven things up a bit.