Mom and baby are both doing wonderful and we plan on heading home tomorrow.
Clark Wallace Warren
Clark Wallace Warren joined us this afternoon; Tuesday, May 8, 2007 at 2:12 PM. At birth, Clark weighed eight pounds and was 19 inches long.
Mom and baby are both doing wonderful and we plan on heading home tomorrow.
Mom and baby are both doing wonderful and we plan on heading home tomorrow.
Disneyland...Again
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Travel
There's nothing like an impromptu trip to Disneyland. Even if you've gone practically every six months for the last two years.
This time we tagged along with Chad's parents, brother, and sister.
With Colleen in the last leg of her pregnancy and unable to ride most rides, our focus turned squarely to Jane. It was a lot of fun to see how much she has grown up since we last visited, and how she experiences everything differently despite just being a little bit older. While she still prefers to admire the characters from a distance (apparently, she finds life-size mice with over-sized features scary), she now knows all their names and mused for days about seeing them.
She has also clearly chosen her favorite rides: Dumbo, It's a Small World, and Winnie the Pooh, which she insisted on riding several times. We've been hearing about the rides, the fireworks, and the "beautiful castle" since we got home. That makes the trip even more worthwhile.
While in the area, we took a break from Disney for a day and went to Huntington Beach. Huntington is easily the nicest beach in Orange County and we had a ton of fun building sand castles and playing frisbee.
The trip went about as well as could be expected with the exception of a few "parental right-of-passage" moments. Jane spent a couple of days sick early in the trip. Not just "tummy hurts" sick, but "foreign substances everywhere" sick. The details won't be shared here, but needless-to-say they will live in our memories forever.
This time we tagged along with Chad's parents, brother, and sister.
With Colleen in the last leg of her pregnancy and unable to ride most rides, our focus turned squarely to Jane. It was a lot of fun to see how much she has grown up since we last visited, and how she experiences everything differently despite just being a little bit older. While she still prefers to admire the characters from a distance (apparently, she finds life-size mice with over-sized features scary), she now knows all their names and mused for days about seeing them.
She has also clearly chosen her favorite rides: Dumbo, It's a Small World, and Winnie the Pooh, which she insisted on riding several times. We've been hearing about the rides, the fireworks, and the "beautiful castle" since we got home. That makes the trip even more worthwhile.
While in the area, we took a break from Disney for a day and went to Huntington Beach. Huntington is easily the nicest beach in Orange County and we had a ton of fun building sand castles and playing frisbee.
The trip went about as well as could be expected with the exception of a few "parental right-of-passage" moments. Jane spent a couple of days sick early in the trip. Not just "tummy hurts" sick, but "foreign substances everywhere" sick. The details won't be shared here, but needless-to-say they will live in our memories forever.
'Tis the Season
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Holidays
Another wonderful holiday season has come and gone. While each year seems to be more busy, and rush by more quickly, it was nonetheless a fun and unique experience.
This year saw a shift in focus for us as Jane is now able to somewhat understand the general concept of Christmas. By mid-December she had all the Christmas dialog down, and seemed most intrigued by snowmen, which she would loudly identify when sighting.
Within fifteen minutes on Christmas morning she had the routine mastered. We were impressed with the very workmanlike approach she took to opening the seemingly endless procession of gifts. Good thing, too -- with two sets of very loving and generous grandparents, we could have been opening gifts until March.
To our delight, her favorite gifts seemed to be the Cabbage Patch Dolls she received from her grandparents and the Curious George book we purchased for her.
This year saw a shift in focus for us as Jane is now able to somewhat understand the general concept of Christmas. By mid-December she had all the Christmas dialog down, and seemed most intrigued by snowmen, which she would loudly identify when sighting.
Within fifteen minutes on Christmas morning she had the routine mastered. We were impressed with the very workmanlike approach she took to opening the seemingly endless procession of gifts. Good thing, too -- with two sets of very loving and generous grandparents, we could have been opening gifts until March.
To our delight, her favorite gifts seemed to be the Cabbage Patch Dolls she received from her grandparents and the Curious George book we purchased for her.
It's a Boy!
Today we went for an ultrasound and discovered Jane will have a baby brother come May. Our thoughts now turn to some of the great brother/sister combos for inspiration: Luke and Leia, Donny and Marie, Brandon and Brenda...
They're gonna be a great team.
They're gonna be a great team.
Let the Season Begin
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Holidays
On Tuesday, we kicked of the Christmas season with a healthy dose of snow and a Christmas tree. As tradition dictates, we cut our own tree in lue of completely selling out like everyone else we know and buying a fake tree.
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