Man is greater then mother nature?

So I am watching the nightly news, as I do nightly, and they just aired a story about a recent article in Newsweek. Now I have not read the article, I am simply responding to what the news story said. Basically they said Man is a greater force then Mother Nature god like even. According to the recent story, not only is "man produced global warming gasses"(which I take issue with in the first place) responsible for drought and melting ice caps, we are also causing rivers to change there course of flow. Now I am a little educated man, But I am pretty sure that rivers meander, on there own, without mans help. And while I am on the subject I also learned somewhere once that over the 4.5 billion years that the earth has been around, the climate has fluctuated to times of extreme cold (ice ages) and times of extreme heat. I am pretty sure that man was not alive 4.5 billion years ago to help contribute to this fluctuation, and I personally believe that we are pompous fools if we believe that we are able to alter mother natures course or climate now. However that does not mean I am not pro green. Reduce, reuse, and recycle everyone.

when the wind blows

X survived his first HUGE storm today, without a single flinch. We had a tornado within 5 miles of us, Driving rain, hail, and lightning (with thunder). Then there was the storm sirens and the television screaming, a few power burps, and the dog whimpering and one of the cats running in circles with his tail the size of a bottle brush. Then i went to get some food for X, just in case we were in the basement for a long period of time, and managed to fall down the stairs do to the shock of the sound coming from the garage. I swear it sounded like the door had just been riped of and the car was being sucked out. Luckily i only managed to mangle one toe on my trip down to the basement. Then there was X. On his back in the middle of the basement floor, watching the dog and the cat and his dad run in circles, with the biggest grin on his face, and no care in the world. He is the cutest thing ever. Luckily the rain and hail and tornado passed without harming our house, But something happened in our neighborhood that brought out the cops and IFD and EMS. Right now, the streets are all clear and the boy is asleep with the wind still screaming outside. Hopefully this is the beginning of a long, no fear of storms, life.

A few more pics

Lego turns 50

Happy birthday to my bestest friend in the whole world, the lego brick.
lego history site 1

official site

Happy three months little wildcat.

just because

for those of you who love legos, star wars, and Eddie Izzard as much as me. Sorry about the profanity.

three generations

I went home this past weekend, and my dad finally got the chance to meet X, I think he was impressed, my dad that is. I do not know that I have ever seen him this happy or interactive. Here is a picture that a good friend took while I was in town. My mom sent it to me yesterday.

Public apology

I would like to make a general public apology. A recent interaction that I had, is the catalyst for this post, but I want to be very clear on the fact that this interaction is not the only one of these I have had, and because I know it will not be the last, I would like to apologize for my actions now, and not need to worry about doing it in the future.
Being a new dad, I appear to be a little exuberant in talking about my child. I have found that i interrupt people more often with a "well my son is doing this" statement. Having a child i find that i have the right to be proud, but i must admit that it does not give me the right to be rude. I realize that even though he is the center of my world, he is not the center of everyone else's and it is obnoxiously of me to assume so. This exuberance can be exceptionally hard for people that do not have that "parenting" instinct yet. There are many people out there (not just one!) that feel that they are not yet ready to have children, and there are a few people that i know personally, that know that they are not only not ready now, but they never will be. So i am making this post to let all of you know that if you feel this way, are over whelmed by me, over whelmed by my child, or need me to change the topic of conversation. Let me know. I do understand and I am not offended. I believe that everyone has the right to have there own opinions, and i do not have the right to judge them for those feelings. And i am sorry if I have made any of you feel judged or embarrassed for having said feelings.

Three months down, or is it 13 weeks?

X is 13 weeks old today but will not technically be three months until tomorrow, and this brings me to an important question. When do you stop reporting your child's age with meticulous detail. Being a first time parent I think it is funny the responses I have hear to the question, how old is your child. Mine is 63 weeks! mine is 18 months! Mine will be 3 years old in 5 months! What does That mean. When you get down to it, I do have a argument to make for a little detail. Last Friday, X was 12 old, this should translate to 3 months, assuming that the month is a four weeks (wich most people tend to do). However, if you do make that assumption, your child will reach 13 months on the date that they become a year, and that is just wrong. SO, I think that i am going to loose the weekly descriptor hear shortly and just switch to months. But i declare here and now that my boy will not be a month older until the 26th (except in February) of the month. After tomorrow X is 3 months old, and after that he will be 4 on the 26th. No more weeks. ANd beyond that his progression will be... he is a year, a little over a year, a year and a half, almost two, and then it is just 2, 3, 4, 5, etc. etc.
On a slightly different note I would like to let it be know that X is currently right on track, developmentally at least. Recently he discovered his hands, and he is quickly learning that he controls them and is able to reach out and grab things, He also rolled over on his own for the first time the other day, tummy to back. He has also learned that he has a voice that he is able to use, even if he does not "need" anything. Lately he is content sitting in his chair interacting with a frog that my mother bought him. I will put a pic of him and the frog up later. One other funny thing he does is this. Every time we turn the lights on in his room he sneezes. I think that the light makes him squint, which in turn puts pressure on his sinuses, and results in a tickle, that causes a sneeze. But that is just a guess, not scientific fact.

Old Boy, New Trick

SO we are burgeoning on 12 weeks old and we have picked up three "fun" new tricks tonight. First I can not complain to much about these "fun" new tricks for one reason, and that is 8 to 11, Hours that is, how long has xavier been sleeping every night for the last 16 days... 8 to 11. It is great, so these new "fun" tricks are ok, at least for now.

Trick number #1, (in the voice of the little man) Just because I am in bed at 8:00pm, it does not mean I need to fall to sleep, and no mater how tiered you say I am, or actually am, I am not going to sleep if i do not want to. My eyes may drift slowly shut and i may snuggle my head in, ever expanding that growing bald spot on the back, but if i so chose, I am aloud to open my eyes and not sleep. Even if all I want to do is rub my eyes and drift in and out of consciousness, I will not fall to sleep if i do not want to.
"fun"

Trick #2, (in the voice of the little man) If i scream, they will come.
"fun, Fun"

On the cusp of not falling to sleep, X has decided he wants to scream. I walk in, and flip on the switch and get dead silence, with a big grin. BIG GRIN. he is cute, but not that cute. I let him play this game a couple times, then i say neey. i decide tonight is the night he gets to learn trick number three.

trick #3, (in the voice of little man) I can cry myself to sleep
"fun, Fun, FUN"

so i turn out the lights and close the door, he cries. I open the door, he smiles.
I close the door, he cries. I open the door, he smiles.
I close the door, he cries. I open the door, he smiles.
I close the door, he cries. I open the door, he smiles.
Then comes the twist.
I close the door, he cries. I wait 5 minutes, I open the door, he smiles.
I close the door, he cries. I wait 10 minutes, I open the door, he smiles
I close the door, he cries. I wait 15 minutes, I open the door, he smiles
I close the door, he cries. I wait 17 minutes and he is asleep.

again
"fun"

WTF?

most ridicules ploy of the new year this far is the corvette dollar. My chief complaint stems from the fact you are spending $20, on a silver dollar... but then again, it does light up.

What does that song mean?

One thing that I have noticed since becoming a proud papa, is that songs have taken on a new meaning. Not all love songs are gushy love songs toward ones significant other. Some can be applied to the love one feels for there children with no twisting of the imagination at all. Two examples. 1) I knew I loved you (before I meet you) by Savage Garden 2) I'll Be, by Reba. Both are good songs, and if you have not heard them, I highly recommend that you find them so you can hear them.
just a thought.

resolutions

We are sooo happy to announce that Xavier has decided to stick with the new years resolution. SO far, since the first of the year, Xavier has decided it is time for him to sleep through the night. This is good for me. Generally he is going to bed at about 9:00 and waking up around 4:00 for a quick snack, then crashing again until about 8:30. Last night he sleep straight through from midnight to 8:00. This, on the other hand, is not so good for Karen, considering she is working evening and night for the most part. This means that she gets home some time between midnight and 4am. This means that the majority of the sleep he gets, is while Karen is at work.

As far as Karen and my resolution, we have vowed to keep xavier happy. This should not be to hard right??

just because

Oh yeah, and happy new years.