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Category Archives: Personal
Parenting: the Most Humbling Experience
My wife Julia wrote an amazing article titled “Try not to judge“. It starts “Becoming a parent is the most humbling experience I’ve ever gone through.” The article shares some of her experiences and feelings as a new mother. I have a very similar perspective as her. Parenting truly is the most humbling experience.
Watching Whole TV Series
Lately, we’ve been watching lots of movies and whole television series. The TV shows stand out more in mind as we spend much more time with the characters. Some of our favorites have been:
- Friends
(?) – Julia has watched all of the seasons, and I’ve enjoyed many, many of the episodes.
- Grey’s Anatomy
- Boston Legal (?)- we’ve watched the 1st two seasons, and are just watching the 3rd.
Sore Wrists. Parental Carpal Tunnel?
My wrists are hurting, particularly my left wrist. I think it’s carpal tunnel, and I think the cause is fatherhood.
Happy Birthday Julia! You are My Inspiration!
With the birth of our son William, this is a different birthday, as are all of our days.
As life changes, love changes. I thought I loved Julia before with all my heart, but my love for her feels even fuller now. Julia has become my truest inspiration.
I’ve been profoundly moved by how amazing Julia was during labor and how she has been the first weeks of William’s life. During labor she demonstrated incredible strength and courage. With William she is perfectly caring: exploring the new adventures each day, seeking to understand and help him with each challenge, soothing him, cuddling him, and playing with with.
This experience has also given me new appreciation of my mom, Julia’s mom, and all moms. This Mother’s Day William 
gave Julia, Lois and Donna some beauty treatment. It will be Julia’s first time at a spa.
Julia’s first gift today for her birthday from William and I was letting her sleep in to noon — it is a pretty good gift when you have a little one More gifts to come…
Happy Birthday Julia! You are my inspiration!
My Son
You may be wondering about the radio silence. Well, it has been for the very best of reasons. My son was born one month ago on Monday, April 7 after a long weekend of work for him and his mom Julia.
Life is extraordinary! Every single time I hold him, I marvel that every little part of him is just like us, a bit of us, but in miniature and developing quickly. He is my son.
My life has new meaning!
democamp Victoria
The first Victoria DemoCamp is tomorrow 5.30pm, Thursday, April 3rd, 2008 @ 834 Johnson St. (Juliet Living Demo Space, a.k.a. the OLD peacock billiards place). DemoCamp is basically a hipster geek term for people coming together to give demonstrates (or presentations) (practice) on technology products or services (only needs to be loosely related to tech).
Our Hearts
Our baby joins us a little more each day.
Today, Julia is one month away from her due date, and today was Julia’s last day of work. Of course, the baby has its own clock.
For both of us, baby’s arrival has lately seemed… more real, and anticipated. We are enjoying the process of preparing for baby, and we are both incredibly both nervous and excited.
We Borrow from our Children
“We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.” ~Native American Proverb
In an otherwise horrible movie comes, “A [person's] legacy is measured by the gifts he leaves his children.”
As parenthood approaches these both strike cords with me. I think the greatest gift I can give me child will be demonstrating through my actions healthy, helpful, happy living. Where I fail at this, I can gently share that I know that I fall short, how I feel I fall short, and what I think would be a better way.
That is not to be confused with “I just don’t want you to make the same mistakes as me.” Although we borrow from our children the opportunity for a better us, our children making mistakes is essential to a life well lived. It is their lens (values) that they see the mistakes through that we can help shape and the lessons we learned from our our mistakes that we can share.
All of that won’t be very useful, if I’m not listening to our children.
I feel ill prepared and ill equipped, but I have an amazing partner in Julia, and wonderful family and tribe. I’m up for the journey!
Saying Yes to Myself
Here is an excerpt from West End Girl Ariane’s “Practicing yes.” which she shared at the Northern Voice Tiki party open mic. Julia and I didn’t attend.
Her words really touch me, as my shyness (fears) sometimes stands in my way, and other times I’m too focused on other’s needs to take care of mine and Julia’s.
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