Mind on his sleve

Here James is letting us know what he thinks about the situation.
"If somebody doesn't pick me up and give me milk there is going to be trouble."

Behind Mommy's Back

James and I have been practicing this behind mommy's back. Lauren thinks that he can't do it anymore.

My blood = 101 degrees C

From the Wall Street Journal:

"Mr. Obama's $3.6 trillion budget blueprint, by his own admission, redefines the role of government in our economy and society. The budget more than doubles the national debt held by the public, adding more to the debt than all previous presidents -- from George Washington to George W. Bush -- combined. It reduces defense spending to a level not sustained since the dangerous days before World War II, while increasing nondefense spending (relative to GDP) to the highest level in U.S. history. And it would raise taxes to historically high levels (again, relative to GDP). And all of this before addressing the impending explosion in Social Security and Medicare costs."

Read the article:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123629969453946717.html

WHHAAATTT !!??... I have way too much to say about this... But Instead I'm trying to finance a house that I can't afford so that everyone else can pay for it... makes prefect sence; spend more then you have, place the burden on others, no responsibility for bad decisions. Then James, my son can just try to pay for that after im dead. Anyway If others have more then me, they deserve to give it to me. I deserve it because I have less... redistribute thier money to me! ride the wave. make sure you dont make too much, or you might miss it.

Post Bath Time

Lauren and James Kelly are in Maryland. Look at this picture of my handsome young man and this bueaty who takes such good care of him... look close... right, now tell me how long you could handle thier absence if they belonged to you...

Recovery Process

An important part of Lauren's recovery process at 3.5 weeks after giving birth. This is not the bunny hill, in fact she eats little bunny's for breakfast before shes skis.

198

Today we had a work bowling party. I bowled a 198. Talk about satisfying, Apparently I have some bowling potential. I wanna hear some best scores. On may last frame i had the chance to score over 200 and totally blew it.

Note: Don't get me wrong I have no misconceptions about my lack of bowling skill, It was defiantly part luck, I'm usually pumped if i can get near 130.

A Hard Days Work

Here are my loved ones, tuckered out after a long day.

A Big Push

James has been rolling over all day! and hes only 2 weeks old. I love this video and his angry push. We kept making him roll over and he got annoyed. I can see amazing feats of strength in his future... bench press a bus type stuff.



You should read my wife's blog about it. Click Here

The Process of Sleep

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In the early morning James and I are making deals for sleep, for example;

Me: Fine you get the truck but not the motorcycle.
James: Your not following Dad, this is not a negotiation.
Me: I'm feeling manipulated...
James: You bet you are, but you have no options. No motorcycle No sleep.

Anyway it goes something like that... it gets ugly. I'm pretty much wiped out monetarily until 2030.

James Kelly Dyer

Votes were counted, arguments were made... in the end it was unanimous: James Kelly Dyer is a fantastic name. Strong, a good big brother type name, classic. it can be daring and brave, as well as compassionate and loving. James Kelly is his fathers son: Shane Kelly. Kelly is a family name; and came to Me from John Kelly Bagley. Its has a reputation of strong personality, and ambition. My Dad, Dan Lynn called me Kelly often, and in my mind it was reserved for him, no one else really used my middle name. I plan on calling James by Kelly often aswell. I feel like I can draw strength or perhaps determination just from my name, its important, I have to live up to my name. We intend James Kelly Dyer to be that kind of name.



On other news fronts:

• Lauren is doing well, she feels like she is not getting enough time just holding the Baby. Im sure she should pace herself.
• James failed his first hearing test, but the Nurse says lots of babies do and that tommorrow she is fairly confident that he will pass. He still has water in his ears from the womb.
• We are probably going home tommorrow afternoon.
  

Other Thoughts from a brand new father: I am so surprized at how nice and easy it feels to be a father. I was envisioning being a total wreck, nervious and unconfident. But the opposite is true, I feel very confident and I'm not afriad or anxious about this new calling. I think that Lauren is the source of my confidence. If i was going to try this alone, I would define overwhelmed. Before the baby came It was all so unreal, I was unable to project my state of being with a newly born child, honestly I just could'nt grasp what having a baby would be like, now that he is here we fall nicely into the roles of father and mother, a seemless transition (loosely stated). I found out that it is in my nature to take care of my family. Its the most important thing I do, and I like it. Amazing. Life changing for certain, but an oddly natural change. With all that said, talk to me in 4 weeks and we'll see if it all has continued to feel normal and natural.

One other comment: I feel like If I was reading this a few years ago or even before Lauren was pregnant I would have felt like I didnt relate or that my lifestyle would not accomidate for a child to be something that would feel so natural. I would have been wrong.

Arrival

TA DA! little Baby Dyer, Basking in the Heat lamp at the nursery. Hes probably about an hour old at this point. He likes to stretch out, and lay flat, he really looked like he was sun bathing. Hes super sturdy. The nurse commented that he looks and feels like hes a few weeks old. He actually looks different already from birth though. He was "ready" was another nurse comment, his skin was dry, fingers nails long. Hes a good eater as far as we can tell. The name issue still remains, however we are leaning toward James Kelly.

Stats:

• 7 pound 13 ounces
• 20.5 inches long
• dark hair (fairly full head of it)
  
• Born around 2:30 am January 19
• Approx. 12.5 hours of labor
  

Mom is doing great. She has already been walking around. Definitely in pain but happy, she is currently asleep. I'm amazed with all the knowledge she has when talking with the nurses and doctors. All the reading has payed off.

Dyer Baby Update

Well Laurens doing well still. The baby is getting a little stressed out over the contractions, its making the nurses nervous, so I'm getting a little nervous. But the Doc says we are OK. Hes actually the hospital's in house doctor tonight which is rad cause hes just kinda around and stops in all the time. Now we play the waiting game. Stay tuned...

Laboring

So We are just relaxing in the labor and delivery room. Doc says 10 more hours. More to come. Ive got some time on my hands.
We made friends with the nurse and she gave us her favorite room. it actually has an amazing view.
Lauren is Doing great.. contractions are only about 3 mins apart. I cant believe this is happening!

Arguably the third biggest day of our lives

Today we are having our baby. I have decided that this is probably the third most important day of my life. Important days:

1. Being Born (must have been a rough day).
2. Getting Married to Lauren (or meeting her, one of the two).
3. My First Child. (who could be white, or brown w/ red, blond, or black hair!)

Lauren did a post of our preparations You should check it out.
You know its really not very comprehensible. I don't even know what to think. I'm really excited. that's about the only emotion that I have nailed down so far.

Getting so close

Lauren is going to be such a fantastic mother! This is Micah Indy Dyer, not our baby (but we would take him).

I love This Picture

Doesn't Shane look like Rick Moranis from "Honey I Shrunk the Kids"? I love those buggy glasses. He went shooting today and forgot his sunglasses - these were the best alternative.

Men

Wild Eyed

The next photo shows me getting busted cause I wrapped my Scarf too tight around Lauren's very attractive nose and totally smashed it. I got all hopped up on a banana split, as you can see from the look in my eyes.

My teeth look incredibly straight it this picture.

And when I get this look I swear my nose gets more pointy which amazingly emphasizes the Crazy.

Almost 9 Months

We had birth class today. Lauren almost threw up. The videos got a little crazy.
Here you have our incubator in full glory.

Ski Season

I'm starting to feel a slightly anxious feeling, and I know the cure!
More then once this last week I have found myself down in the laundry room just fiddling with all the Goods. If its gonna be cold, there needs to be snow.