Reflections on Family, Fatherhood, Loss & Grief
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aVYDWlP45s It's a little crazy to me that Caleb is already a 1 year old! He surprised us by starting to walk on Christmas, and by the day after Christmas, just wouldn't stop walking. It presents a whole new … [Continue reading]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uu-hHPP6hyI In case you hadn't seen the recent video, Caleb is a walker. Like, seriously. He won't stop walking. He started taking a few more steps on Christmas morning, and then kept getting better and better during … [Continue reading]
When Caleb arrived, there was some switching of chores and who got to do what. For the past couple years in California, Sarah was the grocery shopper, and I think enjoyed going to Whole Foods in San Ramon. But, in all honesty, she now hates grocery … [Continue reading]
It's been awhile since I've posted, and I think most of that has to do with how busy our lives have been. Caleb is 11 months old now, continues to grow, to gain more and more curiosity about the world, to get faster and faster with his crawling and … [Continue reading]
Two years. Some days it feels like it was just yesterday. Other days it feels like it was a lifetime ago. Some days the grief feels like it's passing. Other days it feels like too much to even think about, because the grief is … [Continue reading]
http://youtu.be/L5bAlmODVuA It's been awhile since I've posted a new video of Caleb...it's amazing how quickly he continues to grow up. And there is nothing I can do to stop that. The funny thing is, when you have a baby, the thing that I feel … [Continue reading]
I'm at a retreat for pastors this week, and as we all gathered together, we were supposed to answer the question of how we got to be attending this specific retreat for Presbyterian ministers in Oregon. Basically, we were to tell our call stories and … [Continue reading]
Just in case you haven't seen it yet, you need to go over to McSweeney's and read "Hello Stranger on the Street, Could You Please Tell Me How to Take Care of My Baby?" Okay. Did you read it yet? I wasn't joking. Go read it. One of my favorite … [Continue reading]
A few days ago, Caleb decided he didn't want to eat from his spoon anymore. ... That was awesome. He had been doing great while we were on vacation, and was eating a ton. And then, a couple days after getting back, he just started crying, … [Continue reading]
We let Caleb cry for 12 minutes last night. And at some points, he was really losing it. At other points, it was more of a whimper...but we let him cry. If you asked us seven and a half months ago if we would let Caleb "cry it out" - we would have … [Continue reading]