Yea! Gma and Nana Dobbs are coming. It's been a while since I've seen them, about 1/3 of my entire life! Yea I know what you old people are thinking.

Mom and Dad are excited to ditch me for a weekend out at LA Fitness, a cheap Chinese buffet and maybe Costco? What a bunch of nerds. They are sooo not trendy.

Dad and I hung out today while mom went grocery shopping. Dad finally replaced the ceiling fan in their room. The old fan wasn't working right. It took my old man forever to put that up. He tried to put me down in my crib in the other room. I was bored so I screamed until he set me up with front row seating to his futile efforts to install a simple ceiling fan. Valpo really needs to work on the quality control of the Electrical Engineering graduates.

Peace,

AMD

Hello to all of my fans out there. I'm sorry I haven't written in awhile, but I've been busy keeping my P's on their toes. I've been trying to get my sleep at night, but there is something magical about 3 a.m. that makes me want to wake up every night at that time. So, my days have been filled with lots of eating, lots of diaper changes and a little bit of sleeping here and there. My favorite hobby is to fall asleep in my mom's arms and then right when she lays me down I like to start grunting and squeaking and then crying. It's a fun game.

I have a trendy Polo outfit on right now but I've already had my diaper leak on it. Fortunately it came with 2 sets so mom is about to change me into the other Polo outfit. Good thing people buy me gifts because my parents are too cheap to buy me something as trendy as Polo. (I think they did mention it was because I would just get it dirty anyway). Mom is hoping to get a couple more weeks out of my newborn outfits, but she's already had to put some away because I've outgrown them. I'm a growing boy, what can I say.

Anyway, I am just chilling in my bouncy chair right now. It is the greatest thing..every time I wiggle the chair bounces. I should get daddy to patent it! I might go into daddy's office today and show off my good looks, but daddy will let me know if my fans are ready for my red carpet entrance.

Okay time for me to cry and get mommy to feed me.

Later,

Adam

Well, Adam and I survived our first whole day alone together yesterday. Mike had raquetball after work, so Adam and I really were together alone the WHOLE day. But, I think we did pretty well. Unfortunately, Adam decided again last night that he know longer likes sleeping until 4:30 a.m. and got up at 2:59 a.m. last night. Ugh. I know that is close enough to 3, but the clock still was showing a 2. I think I was spoiled by those 7.5 hour nights. But, 5 hours is not terrible for a newborn. The problem is that once he's up I only get 30-45 minute short spurts of sleep after the one long stretch during the night. Right now he is laying on his play mat in his cute little onesie with little cars on it and grabbing at his different toys. He just turned around to look at his mommy and my heart melts. He is definitely worth the sleepless nights.

So, last night at 2 I woke up to Mike coming over to my side of the bed and telling me to scoot over. I thought, "Oh how sweet. He is laying next to Adam so that he can get up and let me sleep since I've been running low on sleep lately." But then at 2:59 Mike was not getting up to Adam so i got up (and let's just say that from the noises Adam was making I knew there was one bad diaper that needed to be changed). In the morning when Mike came down around 7 a.m. (well rested and showered and leisurely eating breakfast..mind you that I had been up since 3, no shower, no food, etc) he said, "What's up with you taking up my side of the bed last night. I had to move over to your side because you were hogging the bed." So much for the romantic gesture. But, Mike and I had a good laugh about it in the morning because of our two very different perspectives of what had happened.

So, the biggest challenge that I have been facing as a new mommy once we finally got past the first few nights is nursing. Let's just say that I have a WHOLE new respect for mothers out there. I think I need to start buying my mom a much nicer gift on Mother's Day! The toughest part about nursing for me is the time constraints. Since I've been nursing it means that I have to be available when he is hungry and you can't really plan exactly when that will be. Sometimes he can conk out for 4 hours and not need me. Other times he is hungry 30 minutes after we finished the last feeding. He seems to be especially hungry in the mornings (before noon) and in the evenings (after 4:30). That's why it is especially difficult for me to walk away and run errands and things. Because if he ends up getting a bottle then I need to pump around the same time so that my body knows to produce enough. And if you wait too long to pump and he gets hungry again, then I might not have enough for him during his feeding. So, like I said in the beginning it's all about the timing. I feel like I need to have a stop watch next to me. But, things are definitely getting better every single day and I'm happy with all of the benefits of nursing, but I'm not going to deny that it is a challenge.

Okay, we're getting ready for bed now. Hopefully we'll all be asleep by 9. We're really party animals these days. I think Adam is planning to blog tomorrow. He is hoping to get more messages on his "Leave your mark" link!

Katie

Well, Mike is at work today and Grandma and Aunt Sarah are back in Minnesota. So, it is just Adam and I. I feel MUCH MORE comfortable and confident now. For anyone who hasn't had their first child yet I have to tell you that the learning curve is exponential for the baby and the parents in the first few weeks. I remember back to the first few nights after he came home and the complete panic I was in compared to the relaxed atmosphere we have now and it is a complete 180. Now, I am still very tired and don't have a lot of free moments but I am much more confident in the fact that when he cries I will be able to get him to stop. I am more confident in knowing what he needs and I am much more organized and prepared for having long periods of time where I am confined to a chair with him, so I have things within an arms length away. We also measure our success now in poopy diapers, hours slept, and loud burps. Today Mike was able to go to work AND Adam has been fed a few times AND we had "tummy time" AND I have had a shower and am wearing real clothes AND we went for a walk AND he is down for a nap. And this was all before 10 a.m. (granted we go to bed by 9 these days and get up around 4-5 a.m. to start our day for good). He only slept for 5 hrs straight last night, but that is still decent so I can't complain.

When we took Adam out of the car seat on the first night home he pretty much started crying and really didn't stop until about 1 or 2 in the morning. The motherhood thing did not come so naturally at first. I felt so awkward with him and I felt like I was going to break him. Mike came in and told me to go to bed because I was completely wiped and still trying to recover. I woke up 3 hours later with a start because Mike hadn't come in to wake me up. I went into the nursery and there was Mike in the glider with Adam in his lap on the boppy pillow. Mike had him wrapped up and was holding his little hand. In Mike's other hand was a book called "Be Prepared." It's a book for new dads with a comic twist. When I walked in Mike said in an official and calm tone.."this book says some babies like to be swaddled and some don't." He had finished reading the entire book. I asked Mike how Adam was doing and Mike said that Adam just needed someone to hold his hand and that when Mike let go Adam would get restless and his breathing would start getting fast. I knew at that moment that I was married to a GREAT man and that he was going to be a wonderful father. Adam is a very very blessed boy. When Adam finally fell asleep and Grandma took over Mike and I spent every free second organizing our house so that we could actually leave the nursery with Adam. Then we had grandma start a list of EVERYTHING we discovered we all of the sudden needed from a velcro swaddler (best invention ever) to the formula they had used at the hospital to bottle liners. It was so helpful to have her there to run to the store for us and take the morning shift while we showered.

Slowly but surely I am actually able to do a chore or two in addition to taking care of Adam. We are also slowly being able to handle more and more guests and everyone who has been coming to help is greatly appreciated. And it has been equally nice to have those moments where it is just Mike and I and Adam getting adjusted to what life is now like as a family of three. Also, to everyone who has been sending gifts and cards...THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU. I will soon be catching up on thank you cards and emails but please know that our family is very thankful for your generosity and well wishes.
We feel very loved.

Love,
Katie

After a few requests I hacked together a message board. Keep it G-rated folks! I will read these and determine who is my favorite. The favorite will get nothing, but the satisfaction that I find them pleasing.

A

So another doctor's appointment today. Yea, 10 pounds 10 ounces. 21 and 3/4 of an inch long. For those of you who aren't so good at math that's 1 pound and 3/4 of an inch more than I was about a week ago! Yea, I'm Pumping....me..up! Hanz and Franz baby!

After the doc, we went over to Applebees. It was nice to see mom and dad go out somewhere for a change, instead of always boring me around the house. The waiter said I'm a cute kid. Yea I already knew that!

Word,
A

It's been a while. I'm bored. Mom is watching some lame ABC family video. I'd rather be watching dad play Halo III. He's got this other game called God of War that's pretty cool. He's so cool.

Anyway today I went to church. All these ladies were all like "Oh look at him, he's so cute." I was like yea, I know! Then they wanted to hold me. My mom demanded they use some hand cleaner before they touch me. I agreed with dad, we should charge for this kind of stuff.

Well Grandma and Aunt Sarah are heading out. I'm sad to see them go. Mom and Dad need the help, they're pretty lazy. I cry and Dad's like "he'll live." What a jerk!

Anyway, it's past my bedtime. Better go.

Peace Out,
A-dog

Sorry it's been a while. It's not that we've been busy, more that we've been getting into a routine. Adam is becoming more and more aware. He looks around and even moves his head to try to eat various toys.

Well back to Saturday. Once Katie woke up it was pretty close game time. The pushing went about an hour. The pain started to come back when the pushing started. The nurses didn't want Katie to push right away, since the baby wasn't in position yet. However, Katie was pretty motivated. The nurses told her not to push. However, Katie kept pushing the nurse button because she wanted to push. One nurse even called the nursing station asking for the doctor because she had a "pushy patient."

Finally, the nurse told her to push when ready. I could slowly watch Adam's head descend. The only part that scared me was Adam's head. I thought I was looking at the top of his head. It was actually the back of his head. As his head started coming out, more and more head came out. I was imagining the drone from the aliens moving coming out. Eventually Adam's was pretty much out. Katie's eyes were closed and the nurses told he to look. Once Adam was out, Katie exclaimed "That's my baby!" I got a kick out of her statement, since it was pretty obvious to all of us that Adam was her baby.

To be continued...

What a day! My day started with grandma trying to distract me so that my mom could try to get an extra hour of sleep. I think I spoiled her by sleeping 7.5 hours yesterday and now 4 hours is no longer good enough for her. I'm going to have to remember not to spoil her again. A boy gets hungry and likes to be rocked. How can he do that if mom and dad are sleeping? Parents these days! Mommy decided that I was getting smelly so she gave me a bath. Doesn't she know that little boys like to be dirty? I screamed and screamed like any boy would. Then mom put me in a little blue alligator robe that my great Aunt Nancy got me. Come on mom! This is not a photo shoot! But, I did look pretty cute. So, my big accomplishment today was that it was my first day to wear pants. Mom finally got organized enough to put together an actual outfit which included pants. It's about time. After I was dressed and fed grandma, mom and I went to pick up grandma's car. She had hit a deer 2 weeks ago on her way to come see me. That didn't stop her though. She knew I was coming so she kept on driving. Good thing she has insurance. So, mommy drove us and I slept the whole time. However, mommy's driving isn't nearly as good as daddy's. But, she got me home safe and that is what is important. We'll have to work on her driving over all of the potholes next time. Grandma is babysitting me tonight while mom and dad go out to dinner. Ha! They think they can still act young. Just wait until grandma is gone...

Adam

Once we got to the hospital we waited around in the triage room. Basically, that's the room where the questionable people go. Questionable, not in the sense that we were going to take all the toilet paper in the bathroom and leave, but questionable in that Katie was actually going into real labor.

Although Katie's contractions were about 5 minutes apart, they weren't consistent enough. Plus Katie wasn't effaced or dilated much at all. When Katie first had contractions, she wasn't sure what they were. By about 10AM they were 9/10 on the pain scale. I was really worried about what was to come, since these 5 minute contractions were so terrible.

Eventually, the doctors began trying to make a decision. Katie and I discussed the issue and determined that we did not want to go back home and go through this again. We told the doctor that we wanted to move things along. After some consideration, we were finally moved to the labor room. They broke her water and the contractions almost instantly moved to about 3 minutes apart. That is when the pain really kicked in. That is when we asked for the epidermal. They didn't let me watch for the epidermal part. I had to sit on the couch. They cited some guy that passed out and his his head.

Once Katie got the epidermal, she fell asleep. After an hour she was fully dilated and effaced. Adam still had not dropped.

To be continued...

So Friday morning there was some fun. Katie woke up around midnight (Friday) with some contractions. They weren't 5 minutes or less apart so eventually she went back to bed. She woke me up around 1AM or so, but I slowly fell back asleep. It was exciting that she was actually having contractions, but we both knew that it was not labor.

At this point the doctors had told us that Katie was completely effaced, and then a week later told us the she wasn't effaced at all. I guess the previous nurse practitioner didn't look enough? Yea, we're changing doctors.

Anyway, I'm sure you are all waiting for me to get to Saturday. Well Saturday around midnight, Katie was awaken by some contractions. She woke me up around 2 AM as the contractions started to approach the 5 minutes apart mark. I wasn't prepared to mark down the contractions. First I tried using my blackberry, but it was cumbersome to switch from the home screen to the memo pad to write down the time. Plus I didn't have a seconds indicator. Finally I just turned on my computer. The only thing I could think of with a seconds indicator was my trusty talking clock.

If you don't know about my talking clocks: When I was 13 I wrote a talking clock in visual basic. For some reason I had a dream of writing a talking clock in C++. That dream came true when I was 24! They're available at my website

At about 3:30 AM we decided to head over to the hospital. Katie's contractions varied, but definitely averaged around 5 minutes apart. I took a shower, and Grandma (Karius) got her hair all ready. Once I determined that Adam would like to see his father for the first time in a "It's Miller Time" T-shirt, we loaded up the car and headed to the hospital. Not before I left a message on the front door to the Empire Carpet guys who were to show up between 8AM and 5PM "Wife in Labor Please Call."

To be continued...

Whew! What a rollercoaster! It is Day 11 and I finally have 2 hands to write a little blog entry. Adam slept for 7.5 hours last night. When he started squirming this morning I shot out of bed and searched for the clock. I couldn't believe it when I realized it was 4:30 a.m. and he had fallen fast asleep at 9:00 p.m. the night before. I felt like a whole new woman!! So, let's go back to Adam's first day from my perspective.

After a whole whopping one hour of sleep I woke up at 12:30 a.m. on Saturday the 28th with contractions about 8 minutes apart. Like the good wife that I am I let Mike sleep for a couple of hours until my contractions were 6 minutes apart. At 3 a.m. I told him and my mom to start getting ready because my contractions were pretty consistently less than 5 minutes apart and it was time to go to the hospital. They got themselves all showered and prettied up while I sat next to Mike's "talking clock" and had to time my own contractions. And for those of you that know me yes my hair was a disaster and I could barely care enough just to put on a fresh pair of clothes. (Contractions are not pleasant). My contractions started slowing down when we got to the hospital unless I was walking the halls. They were talking about sending me home (although my contractions were 4 minutes apart and an 8-9 on the pain scale). So, I was determined to keep the contractions coming and I would set "mini-goals" as to how far I would walk. I even started doing the stairs..whatever it took! Mike stayed back in the hospital room to take a nap. The nurse was a bit surprised when she came to check my progress and found Mike sleeping in the hospital bed. By the time they came back and were still talking about sending me home I was ready to pull out fake tears, because I hear that works. But, they finally decided to admit me and break my water.

Well, that was about the time the pain really kicked in, ESPECIALLY after they broke my water. They asked if I wanted an epidural and I was ALL about it. Let me tell you..epidural is a BEAUTIFUL thing. As soon as I got it I conked out and slept for over an hour. I woke up with a big smile on my face and still didn't feel a thing. Mike was looking at my contraction sheet and was amazed that I wasn't feeling anything. During my hour nap I went from 4 cm dilated to fully dilated and ready to push. Then they turned the epidural down and I went from being pleasant to nagging the nurses every minute (I'm surprised they didn't turn off the call button) that I needed to push. They wanted me to just blow the urges to push out through my mouth like blowing bubbles because the doctor was busy at an emergency c-section. Well, after I wouldn't let up with the call button the nurse finally said we could start pushing. An hour later with the doctor running in and putting on scrubs as fast as she could because I refused to stop pushing little Adam arrived. Mike said that he thought it was funny because the first thing I said when they put Adam on me was "That's my Baby!" He started talking about how that was an excited utterance and in court it would hold up as not being hearsay..or something like that..and that it was an obvious statement so it was funny that I would choose to say that. I don't really know what Mike was talking about all I know is that I was SO HAPPY to be done with the labor part. The other funny statement I made was "How do women do this?" I guess I said that while I was pushing.

Well I just heard some bubbles coming out of little Adam and an "aroma" is quickly filling the room. Mommy duty calls!

Adam is sleeping in today. He showed me how to put posts on his blog and wants me to write on as a guest writer. Kids these days!

Adam's due date was June 21. Katie and I eagerly awaited that day expecting something to happen. Yea we knew that Katie would probably go into labor within the week before and week after the due date and we saw the bell curve, but for some reason we still expected something to happen by the due date. After the due date was especially hard. Katie was getting big and tired of lugging this baby around. Katie was still working, but running out of work, since she didn't want to start new projects just to leave for three months. I myself was getting tired of lugging around my cell phone. I even had to bring it in to the racquetball court! It was difficult knowing at any moment Katie could go into labor and change our lives forever. Was it today? Was it tonight? It felt like I was getting married, except at any moment, somebody was going to run into the room and grab me for the ceremony!

After the due date pasted, the doctors gave us a light at the end of the tunnel. They set an inducement date for June 30. It was exciting to have a cutoff date. Katie decided to make the Thursday before that her last day of work. Friday the doctors wanted to take an ultrasound and a non-stress-test, so I took off work to join her. The non-stress test was pretty boring. The most exciting part was when Adam fell asleep and they used this taser looking device to wake him up. We could imagine him saying "Don't tase me bro!"

To be continued...

Yesterday was a long day. Big party lots of new faces. I slept ok. At first for about 4 hours and then little short naps for about an hour. Mom wasn't excited about the short naps.

Uncle Adam and Katie left yesterday. I hear Grandpa (Karius), Aunt Sarah, and SuzyQ are leaving this morning. It'll be nice to get some peace and quite here!

Dad is going to try to go to "work" today. It's hard to believe he gets anything done other than play video games. Mom is a little worried, but she still has Grandma here to help out.

There is plenty of new pictures up in my photo section. Check them out. I even have a video of my actual baptism.

Well better go, I got some diapers to fill,

Adam Michael

Hey All,

Last night was great! I got 5 hours straight of sleep.

Today I was baptized! Aunt Sarah and Uncle Adam (the old Adam) were my sponsors. Dad says he was real nervous about their lines, "Adam Michael Dobbs". :-) Since I don't feel like talking yet, Uncle Adam and Aunt Sarah had to respond for me.

After the Baptism, everybody came over to visit. Grandma & Grandpa Dobbs, Grandma & Grandpa Karius, Uncle Bryan, Aunt Kristin, Uncle Adam, Aunt Sarah, Aunt SuzyQ, Great Aunt Geri, Great Aunt Julie, Great Uncle Mike, Great Uncle Al, Great Aunt Nancy, Uncle Matt, Mr. Kranman, Mr. and Mrs. Will, Nick, Ali, Mr. Woods, Mr. and Mrs. Moore as well as others (sorry I'm just a week old I can't remember everyone who came!). We had some snacks, burgers and cake.

Well I better go, I'm getting hungry!

XXOO,

Adam

Yesterday, Aunt Suzy held me for 4 hours before bed time. I slept like a baby! Then when it was bed time my foolish parents thought I would just go to sleep. At about 2 AM they realized the error of their ways. At about midnight Mom took me into the other room, while Dad got some sleep. At about 5:30 Dad took over and brought me downstairs for the usually Halo 3 game play. Somebody should really have a talk with him. He always just tells me to keep quite when Daddy is interacting with the brutes. What kind of father figure is that?

Eventually the rest of the slackers got up. Aunt Sarah changed a diaper and sung to me while I screamed for Mom to quit sleeping and fed me. Around 9:30 Mom came down and fed me. Boy I was hungry. Why does she sleep so much?

Word,
AMD

Yesterday, my parents took me for a walk in the stroller. It was nice, Dad did a lot of cool wheelies. I stayed up the whole time and for the most part enjoyed it. We went around the block, and my parents introduced me to our neighbor. She seemed nice, but I was disappointed that she didn't give me a gift.

So late last night Grandpa (Karius), Aunt Sarah, and Aunt SuzyQ came over. They tried to be quite, but I was up already. What a bunch of slackers! Last night I slept pretty well. Mom got up and feed me at 10,12:30, and 4:30 to feed me. Dad feed me at 8:30 and I pigged out. I was hungry, but after I ate I got the itus. That helps me sleep.

I woke up this morning and everybody was still sleeping. Dad brought me downstairs and took care of me by playing Halo 3. He says it's "educational."

Well It's bath time again, so I better go.

Adious,
Adam Michael

Yesterday, I had my first doctor's appointment at 10:30. My parents were extra worried about getting to the doctor on time. They left at about 9:45 AM and got there with plenty of time. The doctor's office was quite impressed. Not as impressed as they were with me. I weighed in at 9 pounds 10 ounces, 2 ounces gained in the last couple of days. The doctor expected me to lose about 10% of my weight, but I gained weight. Dad says I'm going on weight watchers! :-) I got a clean bill of health. My parents were worried about my wheezing and heavy breathing, but the doctor said that was normal. She said I was in great shape, and that I don't need to be supplemented with formula anymore. It's just breast feeding now. No lemon, freshly brewed please!

Grandma and Grandpa (Dobbs), Uncle Bryan, and Great Grandma Shum came over for dinner. It was fun hanging out with them. Uncle Bryan is a big wimp. You should have seen him try to burp me. He hits like the little sister I never had.

The PU's (Parental Units) and GPU (Grand Parental Units) are improving. Dad was able to pretty much sleep from about 10 PM to about 8 AM. He had to get up a few times to help while Mom went to the bathroom. I wonder why she doesn't just have her parents put a diaper on her and change her. Mom slept between feedings, and Grandma? Well Grandma was too good to get up in the middle of the night for me! The nerve!

Today Mom demanded that she be left alone. She's going to kick into high breast feeding mode, and wants to be able to walk around and feed/pump in front of the boob-tube. Other than that it's just time for some R&R. Pops needs to finish cleaning up the newly finished basement, cut the grass, and clean him self up. Grandma needs to prepare the fine meals she promised. Finally, mom needs to start ramping up production, I'm a Dobbs boy and that means hunger isn't just a state, it's my existence!

I'm looking forward to Grandpa (Karius) Aunt Sarah, and Aunt SuzyQ coming to visit tomorrow morning. I can't wait to hear about this fishing thing that Grandpa does. With Sarah it sounds like I just might, just might, have some one who can actually take care of me, instead of just staring at me like a deer-in-head lights. SuzyQ sounds too artsy for me, you should see the work she did in my room. Real fancy like. I can't even hold a crayon!

Uncle Adam is coming a little later. I can't wait to meet him. I hear in baptism, the old Adam is washed away. I wonder where Uncle Adam will go. It fits since Mom and Dad say Uncle Adam smells.

Word, as in word to your mother,

Big A

Today I woke up at home! Mom, dad and grandma (Karius) were tired, but pretty proud of the debacle last night. We made it, that's the best way I can phrase it! :-) I had some fun with them. Mom and Grandma need some diaper training, so I soiled two diapers before they could buckle me up. They're improving. I finally gave pops a Golden Shower TM, at first he thought it was some warm bath water. Boy was he surprised. You should have seen the look on his face as he cowardly covered the sprinkler system with his hand. All I could think was "You Got Peed On!" HA HA

Grandma and Grandpa (Dobbs) stopped by. Mom and Dad were real excited that they were coming over, but when they got here they ran out the door to do some errands? Then when they got back they ate dinner and still didn't hang out with Grandma and Grandpa. Mom went up stairs to chat on the phone and Dad took a nap and setup the dehumidifier in the newly finished basement. How rude! I hope I'm not as socially inept.

Well things changed tonight. Mom, Dad and Grandma had this big plan to take shifts. Mom was going to take 9pm to midnight. Dad midnight to 3 AM. Mom 3-6 AM and Grandma 6 to whenever. What a bunch of dorks. I was tired and didn't feel like messing with them, so I just slept between feedings. Plus it helped that I actually got properly swaddled. They tried using these cheap blankets. I'm to buff for that! Do I look like the 6lb wimp my pops was? Grandma picked up a special swaddle blanket, for buffs like me. It's got some nice velcro snaps, so my arms stay secure while I'm sleeping.

Mom took me downstairs and was able to watch about 30 minutes of tv from midnight to about 3. I slept between feedings so she slept. Dad and Grandma got their sleep upstairs. Mom even took me into Mom and Dad's bedroom for a little. Until I should them how to make bubbles-in-the-pants. Dad changed me, took me downstairs feed me and guess what? Played Halo 3? What kind of father is that? I know the combine better than him? Plus he could barely hold the controller must less play the game. It's so embarrassing.

Well I better go, I hear Grandma (Karius) is getting up. I'd like to hang out with her a little bit outside of my lame parents.

Chao,

Adam

Wow what a night! Around 8:00 PM last night (June 30) the doctors finally let me go home with a clean bill of health. They had to wait until 8:00PM to let the 48 hours cultures develop to make sure I didn't have any infections. I hear no news is good news. I had one last feeding at the hospital and off we went!

Oh I left the hospital at 9 1/2 pounds, my birth weight. What can I say, I like to eat!

My parents had to make sure I was buckled in my child seat. Mom didn't like the base mounting in the car, but after some convincing and manual reading, she consented. I was tired and slept through the car ride.

Once we got home, I hung out by the TV for about 30 minutes. Then mom and dad decided to do some skin-to-skin time... I don't know where they got that hippie stuff, what a bunch of weirdos! That really ticked me off. Once they calmed me down they thought I could just lay in my crib. Boy was I made then.

I was so hungry last night, but my worthless parents wouldn't feed me. They kept telling me, well the hospital people said every 2-4 hours. It's only been one hour! You think at least Dad would understand the Dobbs Hunger. I was cranky and kept up Mom, Dad and Grandma (Karius) for hours, as they tried to keep me asleep. After fussing around Dad finally just fed me, rocked me from 2AM-5:30ish. He got to read some child care books. Maybe he'll nix the hippie stuff. He keeps trying to swaddle me? Do you like to be put in a straight jacket pops? Huh?

I did have some fun last night. Ever try the human sprinkler? Grandma (Karius) and mom thought I would just lay there nicely. Whoop! Sprinkle sprinkle. You should have seen their looks. Priceless. Grandma (Karius) shrieked in terror as Adam's provided a warm Gold Shower TM to all.

Well, it's time to soil my diaper, eat, and scream. Mom and Dad are getting a bit too comfy.

Abam