Today, we were supposed to just stay home and relax. My wife called our tax place to ask about our amended tax return (they were supposed to call us when it was okay to file an amendment, but they hadn’t called). The people at the office said, “You can do it now; come on in.”[...]
After working several days in a row, my wife now has three days off together (she switched one day with her boss for this). Yesterday, we ate lunch at Subway, then did just a little shopping. Again, Rebecca was fabulous. At Home Depot, I picked up two more bags of red lava rock to complete[...]
As I mentioned yesterday, Rebecca’s eyes recently locked onto our lone tree, the oak the builders planted in our front yard. She’d looked at before, but was never really interested. Now that it’s shooting out leaves like crazy, she really wanted to go over there (she signals this by leaning and grunting). I took her[...]
It may be a sign of a very hot summer to come, but we saw 91°F yesterday here in Killeen. Other than that, there’s really nothing new to report. My wife and I are going through our daily routines of work, keeping up the house, and taking care of Rebecca. Rebecca’s only recent milestone is[...]
Today, I replaced our kitchen faucet. No, it wasn’t broken, but it was pretty mundane. Its only feature was: water came out. When my wife and I picked the options for this house (before the building began), we had a choice of upgrading at that time. We chose to use our upgrade money elsewhere, knowing[...]
Yesterday, Rebecca received her final RSV shot. She took it like a big girl, only crying for a minute or so. By the time we got home, she was laughing and playful. During the visit to the clinic in Temple, we also saw her new weight: 13 lbs., 0 oz. (5.88 kg). She’s trying very[...]
Spring is in full swing. I always ignore “official” first days of seasons. It’s completely irrelevant unless you’re part of a cult that has some ceremony for those days. I don’t care if it’s March 20, 21, or 22. It doesn’t make any sense. What matters is when warmth returns to the earth, trees begin[...]
After working five days in a row, my wife had a couple of days off. Yesterday, we didn’t do much, to be honest. Today, I replaced the black mulch in our front shrubbery area (seen here) with red lava rocks. Not only is it a little prettier, but should be less likely to wash across[...]
Today, Rebecca is five months old. Yesterday, we took her on the longest car ride of her life (previous long was to Ikea in Round Rock), driving down to San Marcos, Texas, to visit the San Marcos Premium Outlets mall (see my review). I’d been to these outlets before, when I was a teenager, and[...]
After a cooler than average spring, yesterday was the hottest day of the year (high: 92°F) until today’s record high of 96°F. Had a pretty good day with Rebecca (scroll down for photos).
Rebecca did well with potty again today — still working on #2. After an early, short, and surprising nap (she put herself down at 11:50 for just an hour), much of the afternoon was full of fussing and craziness. I got a new debit card today, to replace the old one that was cracking and[...]
(Copyright © 2013 by Wil C. Fry. All rights reserved.) Today, Rebecca — for the first time — went to the bathroom somewhere besides our house.
(Copyright © 2013 by Wil C. Fry. All rights reserved.)
A few days ago, we passed what I’ve jokingly called “the Rebecca threshold” with our Benjamin pregnancy. She was born about 7 weeks before her due date. As of May 10, we passed that point in the current pregnancy. My wife’s at 34 weeks as of today, and about nine pounds lighter than she was[...]
(Copyright © 2013 by Wil C. Fry. All rights reserved.)
Rebecca woke with a dry diaper this morning and kept her panties dry all day, using her potty correctly all day. We spent the day shifting from (1) us asking if she needed to go to (2) her telling us when she needed to go. And, after three days of holding it, she went #2[...]
Rebecca kept her diaper dry all morning, while MF was at work, and then wore panties the rest of the day, keeping them dry too. She even surprised us by staying dry during a supper trip to Dairy Queen (she had requested an ice cream cone). We put a diaper on her for the trip[...]
Big Milestone: Rebecca is now Three Feet Tall. Not quite tall enough for the WNBA, but on her way. She also crossed the 27-pound threshold for the first time (that we know of; we haven’t weighed her in a while). She’s 2.58 years (31 months) old. Compared to me: My mother didn’t record my height[...]
I woke up early today (because I went to bed on time last night?) and thought that would give me a little more time before RLF awoke. No — her new waking cycle is somehow tied to mine. Perhaps she hears the coffee-maker — I think I’m otherwise very quiet when I get up. She[...]
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