Thanksgiving 2002

Happy Thanksgiving! We spent much of the day at Mom and Dad’s where we carried on the family tradition of eating too much, falling asleep in front of the TV, and playing various games around the dinner table sometime thereafter. Erin, Dad, and Bret broke with...

Mid-November

Erin’s doctor appointment yesterday went just fine. The PA took some vital stats, hooked up a little audio monitor so we could listen to the pleasant swoosh of baby’s heartbeat, and answered all our questions. There wasn’t much to do or say really;...

A Beautiful Mind

Erin begins week 15 today, and all is happiness. Baby is getting bigger, Erin’s getting bigger. These are the days of peaches and cream because presently there is very little inconvenience to her (and, therefore, to me). No fatigue going on. No morning sickness....

Baby update

We met with Gary Bernard, OM, one of the doctors at Kaiser, for Erin’s OB/GYN appointment. He graciously allowed us (well, mostly me) to pepper him with questions, and we liked what he had to say. Unfortunately Kaiser’s got four obstetrical doctors doing...

This was the day

Donner/Tahoe development, Truckee, California We hiked along the one of the ridges overlooking Donner Lake this afternoon, going about a mile to the Negro Canyon overlook. We saw a young buck deer near the trailhead and lots of birds along the way. At a 7,300+ foot...