Monday, November 21, 2011

Some Assembly Required

Baleen did not prematurely give birth to a giraffe. It's Ollie, the long-necked gift from Jamie and Lorna, testing out Baxter's crib that we put together this weekend. Baleen and I are trying to get a head start on Baxter's arrival as everything we read says get done now what you can, while everybody we talk to says try new restaurants now and watch movies in the theater while you still can.

Nonetheless, Baleen read to me from one of her books that 90% of couples experience significant troubles in the four weeks after their first child is born while half of those experience major troubles. We're hoping to be in the 10% there, a co-hort that will keep us happy without occupiers pitching tents in our driveway.

So check back with us on April 5th, as long as Baxter arrives on time, and see if I've called Baleen anything worse than the largest mammal on earth or if she's called me anything worse than a bowlegged bandit.


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