So, Ty had his 3 week old birthday yesterday. We didn’t have a celebration but it’s hard not to look back at all that we’ve learned over the past three weeks. One of the things I continue to realize is that we’re all learning together. So let’s recap some of the lessons from the past three weeks. Changing little boys diapers without getting soaked can be a challenging task.  I don’t care how many times I heard it before he was born.  ”You better be prepared so you don’t get sprayed when you change his diaper”. I always think I will be fast...

One Long Day After one of the longest days of my life, I finally got to meet my son.  Lindsay  and I arrived at the hospital at 7:30 am in the morning.  We were both excited and a little nervous, not knowing what the day would  bring.  After settling into our delivery room around 8:00am they began to induce labor.  I tried to get comfortable and relax but the anticipation was overwhelming.  Lindsay was at ease for most of the day, the contractions didn’t really get painful until almost 1:00pm and by 3:00pm she had gotten her epidural.  That’s the good news, the bad news is that...

The beginning … Lindsay and I were married on September 11th, 2004.  I know what you’re thinking, “why September 11th”?  Well at the time Lindsay’s dad was working for the Post Office and the only Saturday he was able to get off in the fall was… September 11th.  Now for the good news, I have a reminder each year for my anniversary.  So we’ve been married for almost 7 years now.  The years go by so fast and each day is a gift.  We’ve had our fair share of life lessons along the way but we’ve always been able to get through each of life’s...