This Brit’s got talent anyway

Other than The Amazing Race, I’m not a big fan of reality TV. But I will say that this YouTube clip from Britain’s Got Talent is something to see. It’s the first live performance of Paul Potts, a cell phone salesman from Wales, who wants to sing...

Jillian and Mom are coming home!

Checkout time today is 1 PM. Both Erin and baby are doing great. Jillian is sleeping a lot, eating some, and looking at us quizzically from time to time. Happy Father’s Day to all the fathers out there. I hope your special day is as good as mine.

Circumcision

We didn’t have to think about circumcision with Jillian obviously (because in that case it’s also frequently called female genital mutilation), but that hasn’t stopped me from thinking about the topic generally. If you’ve not read my 2003 essay...

Jillian Elizabeth Davison

Born 8:04 PM on June 15, 2007. 7.12 lbs., 19.5 inches, a full head of black hair. But let’s start earlier in the day. Erin had a medical appointment at 9:45 AM, where we learned that after several days of irregular contractions she was still only 3 CM dilated....