Surfing the Inner N8

Insights & Outsights from a Guy Trying to Follow Jesus


Family

  • Stuff

    Stuff: We’re almost halfway through the series “Revealed” at CrossWay.  It’s going well, but I wish I had another two or three months to prepare for it!  Guess I’ll always feel that way.  Sermons are like paintings–it’s hard to reach a point where I can say, “It’s finished.” Laura Marie is eating “solid” food!  Doesn’t Continue reading

  • The First 100 Days

    Laura Marie turned 100 days old yesterday.  She celebrated by rolling over and laughing. She had kind of done both before, but yesterday was different.  The baby rolled completely over from back to front and then, for good measure, from front to back.  And she kept doing it. Later she was sitting on her mom’s Continue reading

  • Growing Up

    Two signs that our little baby girl is growing up: (1) She’s getting better at reading books with her mommy.  She used to just fall asleep, turn away, or cry when Carolyn got out a book and tried to read to her.  But the other day she looked at the cover. (2) She’s getting taller: Continue reading

  • Baby: The First Dozen Days

    Laura Marie turned12 days old last evening.  Some thoughts from the past couple weeks: When Carolyn was in the throes of childbirth, at one point she stuck out her bottom lip.  She does this when she’s sad or hurt.  A moment later the baby came out and started crying, and she stuck out her lower Continue reading

  • Laura Marie Hyde

    Laura Marie is here!  She was born on Sunday, June 7, 2009 at 5:01 p.m.  She weighed in at 7 pounds 10 ounces and 20.5 inches long.  We brought her home yesterday afternoon.  Mom & baby are both doing great! I’ll write more whenever I get a chance…which could be after she goes to college. Continue reading

  • Laura Marie’s Cute Little Face

    Oops, I never posted this picture from last week’s sonogram.  Here’s Laura Marie at 36 weeks: Continue reading

  • Packed and Ready

    Carolyn is at week 37, which means that Laura Marie is now technically considered full term.  So the family bags for the trip to the hospital are now packed and waiting on the living couch for the big moment. From left to right: Daddy’s bag, Baby’s bag, Mommy’s bag: In case you’re wondering why the Continue reading

  • 33 Weeks

    Can’t believe we’re already at 33 weeks!  Starting with Carolyn’s next doctor appointment in two weeks, she’ll go weekly until the baby is born.  We’re getting close! Continue reading

  • Getting Close

    Carolyn is now due in less than two months! Continue reading

  • 30 Weeks and Counting

    Carolyn is at 30 weeks.  Hard to believe we’re three-quarters of the way there! Continue reading