Kristen and I were talking about the blogging thing the other day, and realized that the single best promotional opportunity is the cute little baby we have. After a little design work, here's what we came up with. What father could resist? Grab your own at Cafe Press.
We've also got a little something for the ladies. Sorry, baby not included.
While we were down in Santa Cruz over Memorial Day, Kristen took these photos of Kate, enjoying her first visit to the Santa Cruz Boardwalk. Many more photos at Flickr.
One little girl turns eight months old today.
This whole journey of being a new parent has been, on the balance, so amazing. There's just no preparing for it -- no one ever could have convinced me that I'd love this little creature this much. And not only do I love her, I like her, too, which in some way seems even more remarkable.
After all, you expect parents to love their kids (or at least you hope they do). But Kate's just so much fun to be around right now, as she starts to learn about herself and how the world works. It seems like every day she discovers something new, or learns a new trick. I feel like we're just about on the verge of her starting to crawl, which one co-worker tells me will doom us to chasing her around forever. I guess that means we'll have to start baby-proofing the house, which will take some serious effort, due to our packratish natures.
That said, I can't wait for what's next. Happy two-thirds-day, Kate.
Everytime you think Flickr can't get any cooler, you find a site like Flagrant Disregard, which has about a jillion really cool tools that tap into Flickr's APIs to do fun stuff like putting together the mosaic of Kate you see here.
Thanks to Jeffrey and Carole for the photos. And happy birthday, Carole!
I know, I know, there's nothing quite as boring as someone starting a blog post with an apology for how long it's been since their last post. But there has been grousing from some quarters about the infrequent nature of my missives, and for that, I'm truly sorry. Life has this habit of getting away from me just a little bit, and sadly, anything long form here tends to be one of the first casualties.
Kate's closing in on seven months old, which doesn't seem possible, really. Between learning how to be a parent, and the new job at Wired magazine that started almost exactly the same time, it's been an amazing, if exhausting, half a year.
We saw some friends at a party this past weekend with a little baby who's just four weeks old. What's funny is that our first evening outing with Kate was a visit to their house when Kate was just three or four weeks old. On Friday, they were completely frazzled, looking a little shell-shocked, asking us when things get easier, just as I'm sure we were six months ago.
But of course now, we feel like we're old pros. There's a million things we don't know about, and a million ways that I'm sure Kate will change as she grows, but the sort of dull, throbbing panic that threatened to overwhelm in the first few months is gone for me now, thank God. In fact, it's funny to think back on it.
Things are pretty amazingly good, and Kristen and I spend a lot of time reminding ourselves how lucky we are to have each other, and Kate, and our friends and family. It's a time that I want to make sure we remember as best we can, because just like that tiny tiny baby we held half a year ago, it will be fleeting.
Oh, and that Kate? She likes sweet potatoes.
Although the rain here in the Bay Area threatens tonight's A's/Yankees matchup, there's at least one new A's fan who's pretty darn fired up about the whole thing.
Go A's!
When the Flaggs came to visit, Kate found out that you don't always get what you want.
If the embedded version isn't working for you, check out the YouTube page for the video.
Thanks to Aunt Jenny for the cheerleader outfit! Kate enjoyed her first big Ohio State game yesterday, as the Buckeyes beat Notre Dame in the Fiesta Bowl. Sigh. If only they had closed out Texas when they had the chance....
Meanwhile, many more photos of Kate over at Flickr, including lots of Christmas shots.
Finally found a minute last night to put up some new pictures of Kate. The highlights include a visit from Kristen's dad, as well as my best friend Christian.
More new photos of Kate online, including a shot of her and me napping yesterday. This is an example of the key tenent of parenting thus far: "Sleep when the baby sleeps."
Kate Miller McClusky, born 5:47 PM on Saturday, September 24, 2005.
