We spent our last 2 days in the mountains at our parents house in Sugar. It was a really nice weekend. Izzy loved it. We took her on a couple hikes to a waterfalls – Linville Falls and then Elk River Falls. Izzy was saying “mountains” and “wadafaws” the whole Read more…
It’s been a while since I’ve wrote here. A lot has happened. Our family was exposed to COVID, so we quarantined for the past 2 weeks. Luckily, the folks who we were exposed to have recovered and seem to be doing ok. We took multiple tests and they all came Read more…
Izzy met our neighbors grandson today. She tried to hold his hand and she tried to give him a hug. I’m in trouble. Izzy and Alex made edible play-dough yesterday, and that was Izzy’s breakfast this morning. They then made cookies today, and that was Izzy’s lunch! Nutritious! Izzy is Read more…
This morning, Izzy farted while I was changing her diaper to get dressed. She immediately looked at me, and broke out laughing. “P U Izzy”. Izzy has made lots of strides the last 2 weeks. She and I went on a run/ride/walk yesterday on the greenway. We probably went almost Read more…
Izzy has a new nanny, Mrs. Alex. She started today. Izzy and Joe were good for the most part, but there was one incident where Izzy told Mrs. Alex to “go home”. Izzy had to go to time out and say sorry. They did some fingerprinting, and Izzy got into Read more…
My first few days of daddy day care are in the books (it is currently nap time as I write this), and my first few days of being 30 are also in the books. Daddy day care is going well so far. It is tough work though. Izzy hasn’t been Read more…
I turned 30 today. Izzy greeted me with a hug and a kiss. She even knew it was my birthday. Wow! She sang me happy birthday maybe 5 times throughout the day too. 30 is nuts, but before we know it, izzy will be 30. I can’t fathom that. Until Read more…
Hopefully by the time Izzy is my age, companies have gotten better at customer service. This morning, I called Lowe’s about our new store, they transferred me to corporate, who then transferred me back to the store, who has now transferred me back to corporate, and I’m still on hold. Read more…
I wrap up my second stint of paternity leave today, and go back to work tomorrow. I feel like Izzy has grown so much in just 3 weeks. Joe has basically doubled in size. Izzy is starting to sing songs and talk in sentences. She is also starting to pitch Read more…
Izzy and Joe are no longer the only grandchildren on Anna’s families side. Anna’s sister had their baby boy today. Izzy/Joe and Anna/I will have to get used to the shared attention (we lean on Marmy a lot), but it will be a good thing because Joe will have a Read more…