My new roommate

13 Dec

Thank you to all of our wonderful friends and family who have helped us through such an amazing year.  Sorry I didn’t write more blog posts for you. I was very busy and more than I little tired. I’m still tired, but need to write something before Heather drops us from her blog roll.

Wow, being a dad is a trip. It’s like having a new roommate, except you love them and they are miniature and related to you and you are responsible for everything that keeps them alive and happy.

Back to sleep. I’ll try to write again at least once this year.

 

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better late than never

23 Mar

Our life has been revolving around this little human so if we haven’t told everyone enough or forgot to tell you at all (super-shame on us). . .all our friends and family, how grateful we are. . .THANK YOU! Seriously. You are the best, yes we are talking about you.

In Hansen fashion, Ms. Hazel Catherine Williams was LATE, or as my hippy-dippy hypnobirthing class would say, she arrived when she was good and ready.

the day before our dive into parenthood

Here she is, all of 1 day old here:

 

Perfect.

Being a mom makes things click. In other words, when I see Hazel smile, it’s the same feeling as if you have just heard you got the job you wanted at the same time you heard your favorite song on the radio at a sound level that made you dance, all the while on your way to lunch to meet up with a friend you haven’t seen in a while. . .it’s that kind of feeling times 100. Mix in a little chaos and unpredictability, and you have the first four months of being a new parent.

Having a baby makes you want to join a gang, like a super parent gang that knows all the developmental “milestones” and knows all the toys, and how to best transit baby from bath to diaper without getting peed on. Then again, this is all the “fun” stuff. . .so without further ado, I will place my brag pictures for all to see.

 

So tiny. . .

Finally home and sleepy-beepy

Wowsers. . .one month!

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Almost Baby-Time!

26 Oct

Wow, the time has almost arrived. Amanda is due on November 3, but it’s looking like we could meet our little bundle of joy any time now.

It’s been such a busy few months that I keep thinking that it’s still June. Don’t give up on our blog yet! I’m going to be leaving more updates on here soon.

California Vacation, 2010

5 Sep

Amanda and I took a trip to California a couple of weeks ago for one last hoorah prior to full-blown parenthood.

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Hottest summer ever

4 Aug

Holy crap, it’s August! This summer has been shooting by fast. We’ve been busy working and hiding from the SCORCHING heat. It was over one hundred degrees all day today. Phew.

In between work and hiding in air conditioning, we took a couple trips to see our very loving and generous families and friends at baby showers in Ohio and Maryland.

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Amanda’s buddha-belly: 6 months of growth

13 Jul IMG_2377

I know some of our readers have been waiting for some more pictures. If you’re one of them, this post is for you! This will be the first of a series of posts related to Amanda’s pot belly growth. Enjoy. Continue reading 

Pseudo dogs. . .

8 Jul IMG_1190

While cats really can’t be dogs, just put your chihuahua up to my cat. . .the size comparison is striking. I never intended to have two cats, they kind of just showed up in my life.  Continue reading 

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