babies and houses
So life as a dad has been rewarding so far, despite the inability on occasion to stop the crying. She has definitely pushed Lori and I's tempers/wits/hearts/etc.. to the edge some of the time, but that's to be expected. We're already learning the tricks of the trade to keep her calm, feed her more easily, and now keep her occuppied. That's right, she's alert enough to actually want to watch things. Moving bright colors seem to be her favorite right, just like the books told us they would be. All in all, things are going well on the baby front.
I've added quite a few pictures to her picture section of the site;
http://www.disturbed.org/gallery/v/mikes_pictures/people/baby/first_year/
Our house is coming along nicely.. The pool has rebar, the house is stucco'd and partially painted, the roof is tiled, A/C units are in, the interior has cabinets, tile, and all the trim. We're missing some final paint, appliances and carpet on the interior, and a finished pool, paint, and landscaping on the exterior. It's moving along nicely and we're getting pretty excited. I'll see if I can get some pictures this weekend to post for the update.
Work has been really bad lately, with the company's goals of being profitable looming and tempers flaring with usual end of year chaos. Between that and Kaelyn I've been busy as all get out. So I figured now would be a good time to start another class! =) I start my next class on Tuesday, so we'll see how well all this balances.
Lori and I were lucky enough to get to see the Diamondbacks win last night while my parents watched the munchkin. From the looks on their faces when we got back it looks like she was a handful. We'll see if they offer again soon =).