“Move over, make some room for me!” “Sure thing!” I shifted over on the couch, Annie curled up next to me and snuggled her head into my chest. I reached over and picked up the baby monitor, we stared at the screen. Both girls were finally asleep. Lyd was sprawled out, one leg sticking out from under the sheets, the book next to her looked like it was trying to imitate her. Reggie looked like a passed out drunk. “Little…
“You don’t need drugs when you have a kid. You’re awake, you’re paranoid, you smell bad, it’s the same thing!” -Robin Williams, Live at the Met I recently received the wonderful news that a couple friends of ours will be having their first baby. I laughed a bit to myself as I thought about all the new and…interesting things they will be experiencing. I began thinking about all the things I wish I was told back when Lydia was born….
When I’m reading a good book, I tend to become increasingly despondent. Even more so as I approach the end of the book. I’ve been transported to a world, and I know that I will not be ready to leave that world. Since becoming a Dad, my life has become (at least to me) a pretty good book, and I’m fast approaching the end of a chapter. Lydia, my “Bug” will be a third grader. Instead of walking Home with…