Archive for December, 2007
Friday, December 28th, 2007
36.5 Weeks
WOW! Elliot’s birth is just around the corner! I can’t believe that it is already that time. This pregnancy felt like it would never end, but here I am at close to 37 weeks, preparing for my hospital stay (i.e. packing my hospital bag, Elliot’s coming home clothes, and our snack bag).
I feel Elliot moving [...]
7 Comments » - Posted in Milestones, Thoughts by Tania
Friday, December 21st, 2007
The Rising Rates
While going through the excellent new-parents’ classes (both small-group and seminar-style) put on by our health care provider, Tania and I became increasingly aware of the rising national and local rates of labor interventions, cesarean sections (c-section) and epidurals in particular. The national percentage of mothers delivering via c-section is rising, and is expected to [...]
11 Comments » - Posted in Musings by Tobias
Friday, December 14th, 2007
Shave and a Kung-Fu Fight
Looks like I’ll be doing two things pretty soon: (1) shaving, and (2) kung-fu fighting baby Elliot! Check out this little video someone sent me.
Elliot, you’re mine, boy!
Actually, this reminded me of the “Relationship fear” from that article I posted about previously. The marketing people are capitalizing on it already…
-T
2 Comments » - Posted in Musings by Tobias
Thursday, December 13th, 2007
Odds ‘n’ Ends: 34 weeks
In the absence of anything really interesting, I offer a list of stuff of a random nature:
Tania’s 34 weeks along now. Full-term is 4 weeks away and the due date is just a couple after that!
“Teething Bling.” Uh… What? I’ll venture to guess that wearing a little drool-popsicle around the neck isn’t every woman’s dream [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in General info, Musings by Tobias
Friday, December 7th, 2007
Seven Fears of Expectant Fatherhood
I recently read an article at BabyCenter.com that examined seven fears commonly experienced by expectant fathers. And interestingly, with the exception of the “paternity fear” (#3), I found these to be pretty accurate for me. Might be worth thinking on if you’re a dude. Or, if you’re not a dude, maybe it’ll help you understand [...]
9 Comments » - Posted in General info, Thoughts by Tobias
Sunday, December 2nd, 2007
Many thanks… and photos!
A few weeks ago I had a second Baby shower thrown by my good friends in Thousand Oaks. I had a really great time and everything was beautiful! Thank you Kim, Rebecca and Caitlin for putting this together and making it a special day! I really appreciate you. Also thank you to all of my [...]