Wow...I really meant to update this thing a lot more. I guess my only real excuse, and the real reason probably being something closer to lazy, is that work has really been quite hectic, and I still haven't found the "perfect balance" between work and home, if such a thing really exists.
So C (my son) is now 7 months old and just look at him. He is the happiest baby I've ever known and his smile truly brightens a room, and my mood, all in one fell swoop. I don't know what the future holds, obviously, but for right now...I'm amazed at how happy and...I guess easy is the word, he has made parenting. I mean it isn't all fun and games, but on the whole, I guess I expected it to be much worse.
He's eating solids now, mostly oatmeal in the mornings bottles through out the day, and at dinner time, whatever K (my significant other) has made up (or whatever I make in a pinch, as in last night, he had half an avacado). K is making all of his food right now, which I think is a great thing. I don't know if it really makes that much of a difference than buying regular baby food, but at least you really do know what is going into your kid. Well, aside from the possible pesticides...and maybe other chemicals in the soil to increase the growth of the....damnit.
C's faces while eating, especially things he hasn't tried before, are just priceless. The poor kid...you'd think we were making him eat crap out of his diaper, given some of the faces, but he's coming around. Big hits with him appear to be avacado, broccoli, acorn squash and most any fruit.
I think he's been ready for solid's for a while given how he stares at us. Our apartment's dining room is being used as an office, so we really don't have a dining table. Well, we do, but its more commonly referred to as a coffee table....anyway, its pretty humorous as we'll be eating at the table, and C will be in his exersaucer a bit across the room, and just staring. You can tell he's just so curious about what we're putting into our faces, and is dying to try it himself.
Other things going on.....I had a visit from a friend of mine that I haven't seen in almost 9 years. We have been best friends since about 4th grade. I went and lived with him for a years in Italy. (Rent was free and I wasn't doing much here....what more could you ask for?) It was awesome to see Sean again, and he was pretty much the same as always. I have to admit it was a little awkward at moments, feeling that I should kinda be able to pick up the string right where we left off, and we really were, for the most part, but there were a few moments where the drift of time and our lives was noticeable.
He's married now...2 kids. 1 his own and the other from a previous relationship. he does seem genuinely content, in his family life, which makes me happy. His work situation is something else all together. He's actually going into the Army (at 31, but more on this later) as he wasn't able to find work while living in FL, despite his degree.
To the point about the Army, Sean was in the Navy previously for 5 years, our for a bit, then into the Air Force Reserves, out for a bit, and now into the Army. I guess its good work if you can get it, but at the back of my mind, there is a bit of a tickle....Iraq....I don't mean to be melodramatic, but this is really the first encounter with it that I've had, as remote as it may be. He's in broadcasting, so the chances aren't as good as other jobs, but evidently the Army has somewhat changed its ways and is similar to the Marines now, in that any soldier is a rifleman first, which means they could be deployed to the front lines, despite whatever their "job" is. So, anyway, he's on his way to Fort Meade, Maryland where he and his family will be for the next 5 years. Hopefully, we'll have more contact between us.
Other than that...I guess everything else is okay. I have self diagnosed myself as having Psoriasis, which completely sucks. I have been doing a bit of reading and research about it online, and....well, it sucks. Did I mention that before?
I'm going to go ahead and schedule a visit to the Doc and see what he says. Its been forever since I have been to the doctor anyway, so I really need to start getting my ass in gear anyway. Thats another thing that Sean's visit prompted. I've always been a bigger guy...not necessarily fat...but big framed, and a lil husky, and so was Sean. Now granted, he just got out of the equivalent of boot camp for people who have already been through boot camp, but the bastard was skinny as hell. Which just drove home the fact that I haven't been excercising for years, and my gut is living testimony to that fact....once again, I really need to get my ass in gear. Hopefully the Doc will get my mood in a better place with something to do about the Psoriasis, and hopefully I'll be looking into some exercise plans.
I guess thats enough for today...til next time.
