Chelsie's Birthday Celebration

This is something I put together for Chelsie's birthday. Chelsie was actually born on 27 Sep, but with her mom in town for Liam's birth, we had a birthday dinner tonight before Corey has to leave.



Click here to see the presentation.

Liam Joseph

Liam Joseph Brady
Born: 05 Sep 2009 14:40
Weight: 6 lb 4 oz
Length: 19 in

Still bigger than Daniel White.

Click here to see an image of the placenta.

For My Wife

This is a repost, but it bears repeating, just as "I love you" and "you have made me a happy man" bear repeating. I am no poet, so I am grateful that moving sonnets like this exist. Sappy? You bet.

Sonnet XVII - Pablo Neruda
(100 Love Sonnets, 1960)

I don't love you as if you were the salt-rose, topaz
or arrow of carnations that propagate fire:
I love you as certain dark things are loved,
secretly, between the shadow and the soul.

I love you as the plant that doesn't bloom and carries
hidden within itself the light of those flowers,
and thanks to your love, darkly in my body
lives the dense fragrance that rises from the earth.

I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where,
I love you simply, without problems or pride:
I love you in this way because I don't know any other way of loving

but this, in which there is no I or you,
so intimate that your hand upon my chest is my hand,
so intimate that when I fall asleep it is your eyes that close.

Blowout Sale: Some Items Remaining!

Begging? Yes. There are still some (expensive) items left on our registry.

CLICK HERE TO SEE REGISTRY

Taking Donations

You all know that we are having a baby. You all know that we are poor. Chelsie's sisters threw her a shower, and put on the invitations that we are registered at Walmart. Well, we weren't registered at the time, but decided to do so. Yes, we were forced/tricked into it. Regardless, here is our current registry. Anything helps. Thanks!

Happy Mother's Day, Chelsie!

My wife was named 2009's Mother of the Year. It's true! Here is your proof.

I love you, Chelsie!

Turd Ferguson

Well, we went to the OB-GYN today, and it's official: we are having a Turd. Turd Ferguson, to be precise. He is expected to arrive on September 8, 2009. We are naming him after Burt Reynolds.

What's that? You don't know what I'm talking about? Well, first of all, I hope you never play Trivial Pursuit: Saturday Night Live Edition. However, for those of you who are unfamiliar with Burt=Turd=our baby, here is some education for you:



Here is photographic evidence:


PS: We wanted to name him after Juan and Keith, but couldn't decide between Keith Juan or Juan Keith. Which sounded better? Would either Juan or Keith feel jealous for being the middle name? So we abandoned that idea altogether. Just an FYI...