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May 13, 2008 (day 134)</break>
Hi there!
First, I wanted to say thanks for your comments on the last post. Thanks!
Things are going fairly well since the new kid's arrival. The boy is handling it well, and sleep deprivation isn't hitting me as hard as it did the first time around. In fact, the only complaint I have is that she doesn't respect my swaddling authority. Let me give you a little background - I believe in the power of swaddling. If I had my way, kids would all remain swaddled every night until their 18th birthday. We swaddled the boy for his first 5 months, and it was one of the best moves we made. If we didn't swaddle him, he'd fall asleep fine, but then wake himself up every five minutes with his baby reflexes causing his arms to flail all over the place. If I swaddled him good and tight, he might have tried to fight it at first, but then he'd fall asleep and stay asleep for hours and hours.
Swaddling was always my job, and I loved it. I think I've mentioned before that I often felt kind of helpless as the new dad, as there was nothing really rewarding that I could do for the kid. Swaddling was my thing. Over time, I became an expert. He kept growing, so I had to keep coming up with new and creative ways to keep him swaddled (only one of those methods involved the use of tape). I created, then successfully completed the very first (and only) Ph.D. program for swaddling. I was a Swaddle Doctor. I made people refer to me as the "Sultan of Swaddle." I considered getting that embroidered on each of my shirts.
So when the girl came along, I was eager to return to my swaddling glory days. The only problem is that she is not at all impressed by my swaddling skills. Doesn't she know who I am? I'm the Swaddle King! I'll wrap her up nice and snug, then look over at her two minutes later to find her wide awake with both arms free, striking various fencing positions. Kids these days, they need to learn to show some respect.
Anyway, other than that, things are going well.
Second, I hope the new site will be up sometime in the next week or so.
Third, remember during NaBloPoMo when I posted that video of me writing with my Fisher Space Pen underwater? Well, a few weeks ago, I got an email via my YouTube account from someone at the Fisher Space Pen company. He thanked me for posting the video, and offered me up a free space pen ink cartridge. After a brief email exchange to verify that the dude was legit, I gave him my address. Sure enough, a brand new Fisher Space Pen medium point black ink cartridge arrived in my mailbox! This was very exciting for me. Not as exciting as it would have been if Dyson had sent me a free vacuum, but it'll do.
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