Another long night, plus a thank you to friends and family
Last night was another long one. At least Oliver cut his awake time by 30 minutes (so he was up from 1:30 to 4:30 a.m.). I'm tired again today, but I realize there's light at the end of this sleep-deprived tunnel.
Also, I wanted to thank all of the readers for the great comments over the past week. I can't believe that Sarah and I went to the hospital just seven days ago. Crazy. Using the blog as a conduit for sharing information has been awesome, and it's allowed me to connect with several people who I haven't spoken to in quite some time. One of those folks, Valerie, is a friend from college who's an amazingly clever/hilarious writer. I look forward to following her stories as she raises her son, Leo. Valerie found me through Cara's blog, so I've added them and a few others to my blog roll today. I'd encourage you to check them out.
That's all for today. More to come I'm sure ...
Also, I wanted to thank all of the readers for the great comments over the past week. I can't believe that Sarah and I went to the hospital just seven days ago. Crazy. Using the blog as a conduit for sharing information has been awesome, and it's allowed me to connect with several people who I haven't spoken to in quite some time. One of those folks, Valerie, is a friend from college who's an amazingly clever/hilarious writer. I look forward to following her stories as she raises her son, Leo. Valerie found me through Cara's blog, so I've added them and a few others to my blog roll today. I'd encourage you to check them out.
That's all for today. More to come I'm sure ...
Dude, you're like a dad-blogger. You're starting a whole new wave of bloggers ... there's only one other "daddy-blogger" I know of in STL. Way to be a trend setter without knowing it.
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Greetings from New York to Sarah, Oliver and Molly. I am so proud of all 4 of you on ONE WEEK of parenthood. Just think, only 936 until he's off to college. You think you're losing sleep now? Just wait until the teenage years.
But, not to steal your thunder. I'm so proud of you and what a bundle of boy you have on your hands (literally, in Justin's sake!). I think it's great that you are such a team--parenting takes commitment and partnership and you've already done that quite well.
I feel your pain on the sleep front. OUr 15 1/2 year old border collie wakes us up several times a night yelping for help. He can't get up when he falls and panics. All I can say is Starbuck's to the rescue the next day when you're feeling like you've pulled an all-nighter!
Your blog is a blast. I'll try to stay tuned more frequently.
Wish I could be there to give you a hug, clean your carpet and sofa, and cuddle the little guy.
Love from New York,
Sarah, Dave, James and Dickens
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Hey, thanks for the shout-out. I'm enjoying your blog and am so happy that Sarah and Oliver are home and healthy.
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Happy one week b'day little guy! I am sure that by this weekend you will have Oliver sleeping better. You are smart to nap when he naps. Remember, he was in a fairly noisy place for the beginning of his life. I wish Shana was there - she would love nothing more than to watch him so you could both sleep! Thank you for sharing your pregnancy/ultrasounds/labor/delivery and Oliver's tale w/ us! LOVE YOU, Shirley
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