4 posts tagged “birth”
Jolie and I both love books, and we both have these memories of wonder pouring into our heads from our chldhood favorites. After registering for baby stuff at Target, we quickly put together an Amazon wishlist crammed with the books we could find that we remembered.
One of the things I've been adamant about is that all of the wonderful people in my life will touch Fils in some way, so he can suck up some of their goodness, and -- most importantly -- learn how not to suck.
So. Now you get to let some of your mojo rub off. Think back to when you were a kid. Remember some of the books that filled your mind with wonder; that fueled your imagination. What are the stories that bring a smile when you think back to them?
Leave a comment with the story's name. I have a kid whose head I want to cram full of awesome.
A couple of months ago we managed to waddle through Target and add some stuff to a baby registry.
One thing that Jolie and I have in common is that we both love to read, so we set up an Amazon wish list for Fils. It's a bunch of your normal kids's books, but we're really hoping our friends will tell us about books they really liked as kids.
I think it'd be neat to share some of the wonder the cool people in our lives have experienced.
Jolie walked out of the appointment with Jackie, the midwife, and called to let me know that Fils is currently 6.5 pounds, and expected to be a full 8 pounds by the time he comes out. Wow.
Of course, I asked how Jackie would know Fils's weight, and Jolie said she just felt around and gave a pronouncement. Some hippy mumbo-jumbo about knowing. :-)
I feel bad that a larger baby can make labor a little harder, but at least he's healthy!
The best thing about this trip to Houston was how Jolie would reach over to stick Darklands into the cassette player. Something about that album makes everything okay.
This was definitely one of the best trips to Houston, we've had in a long time. I ended up with an extra day that took the edge off and let us relax a bit. And, lucky enough, it was an Underworld weekend, so we got to go out and say hi to all the old school peeps. Of course, we didn't have nearly enough time to visit with everyone, but ti was good to at least see them, collect our hugs, and generally step inside numbers.
Amy even got us to dance, and anyone that can get an 8-month pregnant Jolie to dance to two songs in a row is a genius. (The secret? "Under the milky way" and "Cuts you up").
We saw Carmina, Shonna, Dana, Jason, Samantha's Amy (though I lost her and couldn't say hi), Moses, Vampire James, HIdeous Jeff, Punk Rock Jeff, Hacker Jeff, Frankie, Matt, Nicole, Corbin, Gareth, and Vanessa. It was awesome.
We also got some good bonding time in with Roy and Renee, Jolie's parents, and my mom. Jolie even got to talk to my sisters some.
It was hard leaving Jolie in Houston. I have this everpresent fear that she'll drop inti precipitous labor and have the baby when I'm not there. That would really suck. This morning, cuddling with her before I left, I felt Aiden pressing on her belly. He was being gentle this morning. I think he was trying to be nice. I hope he heard me say "bye".
