A chronicle of your typical 30-ish suburban family.
Neil - Dad. Works for a big ol' company run by old white men with deep pockets.
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Sarah - Mom. Stays at home. Tries to keep kid and house clean and orderly. Succeeds admirably with both!
Ethan - First kid. Now 20 months old. Wonderful kid. The apple of our eyes! Baby #2 - Expected Time of Arrival: July 1st.

 
Lots of Updates!!

HUGE HUGE HUGE Update!
Benjamin Theodore was born on July 15th at 12:22am at Abington Memorial Hospital. He was 22 inches long and probably tested the scale's strength at 10lbs 2oz.

He's doing well these days. Last night, he slept about 6 hours and gave mom and dad some much needed uninteruppted sleep!

Ethan gets along pretty well with Ben. Sometimes he doesn't realize that Ben can't play with heavy books or toys so we've moved many of the heaviest toys to the basement or the garage to reduce the risk that Ethan will hurt Ben by mistake. Definitely can't leave them alone together.

Note to self: add Ben to the family roster on the left side of the screen. Blogger, unfortunately, does not support images so I'll need to figure out a place to put the pictures. Stay tuned.

Da Fire, boss, da fire!
Tonight, I realized a lifelong dream that I've always had. When I was younger, I always kind of felt that it was a pipe dream or a fantasy that a deaf person could be a firefighter. I always loved the idea that I could hop on the back of the truck as it was leaving the station and provide a real, tangible benefit for the community I live in.

After some inquiries at my local fire department, they were more than willing to let me join. Even if I'm not 100% comfortable at this point doing interior work (worst nightmare is that someone else gets hurt or worse because I couldn't hear them); they're more than willing to help me find a role I feel comfortable with.

During my research into the fire service, I realized that doing other work around the fire department, whether it be running hoses from the truck to the hydrant, helping with fireground safety, or even helping the hose guys stay on the ground; it's all honorable work.

Ok.. now stop bugging me to update the blog! :)
posted by Neil at 8/04/2003 09:13:00 PM