Bill Cosby Wasn't Joking

One of my favorite comedy routines of all time is when Bill Cosby talks about having kids. I always assumed that he was taking some comedic liberties and using hyperbole when describing the whole birth and new parent process. You always hear comedians telling tall tales about exploding diapers, projectile vomit, demon like wailing and as a childless person you laugh along thinking that these things can't possibly be for real. Alas, I have been to the other side and can attest to their reality.

So I am sure you can tell from the introduction that the last few weeks have been interesting. I wouldn't call them bad, but character building for sure. Ada has been teaching us all about her needs and wants, and in no uncertain terms. She is quite a demanding teacher, especially at feeding time. But she more than makes up for it in cuteness and kisses. We are still trying to figure out how to calm her down, mostly in the evenings. It's probably normal for babies, but it seems that she is so awake and active during the day that by night time she is very tired and frustrated, and she just needs to cry/scream it out.

It hasn't all been tears and screams though. She has a brand new belly button which is very cute. On Saturday in an attempt to calm her down we went on our first walk as a family which was pretty pleasant until the end of it when she started to get hungry. She has started to use a pacifier sporadically, and that has helped in the pacifying department. Just today we got her social security card, so she is ofically a United States citizen, which is quite a relief since I am pretty sure the kitty was planning on reporting her to Sheriff Joe. So, I guess it continues, a series of ups and downs, sleeping and eating, smiling and crying. Everything considered, I think we'll keep her...

kitty feet

My new Tattoo

finally using her pacifier 

I am learning to be a multi-tasking daddy