He just has the cutest smile. I know, proud father, blah, blah. He loves to try and stand.
Thursday, December 22, 2005
Wednesday, December 21, 2005
non David post
Just Had to post this link. It's a very serious video about the insurgency in Iraq.
Very serious video of insurgents
Very serious video of insurgents
Friday, December 09, 2005
He died like a man
"He died like a man"
Wouldn't you like to have that spoken over you at your funeral, men? It evokes images of John Wayne, Frank Sinatra, Sgt. York, tough guys who didn't take *crap* from anyone and died with their boots on. Fired their rifles till the ammo ran out, lobed grenades at the German tank, shot their sidearms, then spit on it for good measure just before it destroyed on his position. A man's man! Hoo-rah!
You might wonder what's gotten into me to bring this up at Christmas. You see, Andrew Peterson and Derek Webb showed me the other side of "He died like a man". Jesus came to us to do just that. He was born, lived and died like a man. What more shameful position could He have put himself in? This is the Christ, God incarnate Holy, Holy, Holy is His name! A being, no the being Divine above all. There is none beside, all are below and He came here to die like a man? What a pity. He was so high and we celebrate his coming low. He dropped here not to die as a hero but a criminal, but pure and innocent. We as a world tried with all our might to corrupt Him, to make him a man, but he couldn't. That wasn't something He could be, He was just a man and He died a shameful death. He did die like a man and we should praise Him all the more for that. Remember this time of year, He came here to die.
Wouldn't you like to have that spoken over you at your funeral, men? It evokes images of John Wayne, Frank Sinatra, Sgt. York, tough guys who didn't take *crap* from anyone and died with their boots on. Fired their rifles till the ammo ran out, lobed grenades at the German tank, shot their sidearms, then spit on it for good measure just before it destroyed on his position. A man's man! Hoo-rah!
You might wonder what's gotten into me to bring this up at Christmas. You see, Andrew Peterson and Derek Webb showed me the other side of "He died like a man". Jesus came to us to do just that. He was born, lived and died like a man. What more shameful position could He have put himself in? This is the Christ, God incarnate Holy, Holy, Holy is His name! A being, no the being Divine above all. There is none beside, all are below and He came here to die like a man? What a pity. He was so high and we celebrate his coming low. He dropped here not to die as a hero but a criminal, but pure and innocent. We as a world tried with all our might to corrupt Him, to make him a man, but he couldn't. That wasn't something He could be, He was just a man and He died a shameful death. He did die like a man and we should praise Him all the more for that. Remember this time of year, He came here to die.
Tuesday, December 06, 2005
Friday, December 02, 2005
David's already talking!
I had put a video on here ,but I know most of you are on dialup. If you want the video, follow the link:
View this clip on Vimeo
He's making very cute babble noises.
Also, go to My Flickr photos page for pictures from out trip to Orlando.
View this clip on Vimeo
He's making very cute babble noises.
Also, go to My Flickr photos page for pictures from out trip to Orlando.
Tuesday, November 29, 2005
Orlando Bound
Just a little note to say David and I are going to Orlando Wedensday-Thrusday to visit Gramma and friends. Mom couldn't come so it's just us boys on an adventure. Pray for me, please, this is wracking my nerves.
Geoff
Geoff
Sunday, November 20, 2005
Tuesday, November 15, 2005
sleepers
We had a great time in Monteagle. See. Follow the "Flickr" link on the right for lots of great pictures.
Tuesday, November 08, 2005
SLEEP!
Just wanted to share the good news. David slept throught the night last night! First time! He went down at 7pm last night and didn't wake up until 5:30 when Mom had to feed him! Just had to share this milestone. I wonder if he'll do this trick again tonight? Who knows.
Thursday, November 03, 2005
Tuesday, November 01, 2005
Thursday, October 20, 2005
I had no idea
I love to take these quizzes online. I came out good today!
A wandering spirit caring for a multitude of just concerns, you are an instrumental power in many of the causes around you.
"And so am I, very dangerous: more dangerous than anything you will ever meet, unless you are brought alive before the seat of the Dark Lord."
A wandering spirit caring for a multitude of just concerns, you are an instrumental power in many of the causes around you.
"And so am I, very dangerous: more dangerous than anything you will ever meet, unless you are brought alive before the seat of the Dark Lord."
Friday, October 07, 2005
Thursday, October 06, 2005
Our Story
We've waited a little bit to do this:
David's Story so far
We found out He was coming in Dec, right before Christmas.
Ultrasound said he was a healthy little boy in April, we named him David Alban.
David was both of our dad's name and both have passed away.
Alban is a family name on my side. My Great-grandfather was Alban Flower,
Grandfather Robert Alban
Uncle William Alban
Me-Geoffrey Alban
David Alban
Alban was the first Christian martyr of England c. 206AD, think Albany N.Y. St. ALban's church, etc.
Fast forward to August 18, his due date...nothing. By this time Lorie's body wasn't changing much to have this boy. Monday the 22nd, we had an ultrasound done to check on him and Lorie. The blood flow to the uterus was starting to fail and the fluid was low. The doc sent her home on bed rest and we were to come back on Wednesday for a followup and top see if David would come on his own. Wednesday morning we both had the idea that the Dr. would send us top the hospital. The ultrasound said things weren't any better. The first words out of her mouth when she walked into the exam room: "We're gonna have a baby today!" The doctor wanted to make sure that David wasn't in any danger because the placenta was starting to fail.
Lorie was wheeled across the street while I got the car moved. I found her in the delivery room. She had a birth plan, labor without drugs until she's halfway dilated then epidural and deliver vaginally. She was in the hospital bed at 11am. David passed the non-stress test with flying colors so we could proceed with an induced labor. She was given a pill to relax her cervix at noon, and by 12:30 she was starting contractions. Problem was that it was a very slow go. She was given the drug twice, 4 hours apart. By 11pm she had only progressed 2 cm, normal progression is 1 cm per hour. The contractions were coming fast all day, 1:30-3:30 minutes apart and getting more intense. We decided to get the epidural so she could sleep and get ready for the pushing. It took 4 sticks, 3 in one spot that wouldn't cooperate and finally the last in another area that was perfect. She could still move and control her legs, but the waist was numb. She got to sleep a bit for the rest of the night. Some time after that her water broke, but we didn't notice it. Around 2 am the nurse was in the room getting ready to hang the Pitocin and get the labor really moving. Lorie shifted positions and David's heart rate took a nosedive! That got everyone into high gear, except me. I was out getting a snack and didn't have a clue until after the fact. The crash OB C-section team was called. They have a doctor at the hospital ready to pull the baby from the womb if necessary. They can have him out in 90 seconds! Fortunately the nurse was able to push David around the womb until he came back. When that happens, it's usually because he rolled over onto his cord and pinched it. Later whe'd find out that the cord was wrapped loose around his neck!
We proceed to labor through the night. After hearing about the scare, I can't keep my eyes off the monitor, thinking I'm willing the baby to be OK the rest of the night. Everyone slept but me. Come sunrise she's only 4 cm dilated and tiring out. We start to notice that her temperature is going up. At 9am the Doc says she'll give us another hour to dilate. Lorie and I had already discussed that a C-section was OK after all this labor. At 10am Lorie's temp was over 100 and it was time to stop. It really felt like a relief, to know the long night was over.
The epidural was pumped up, the belly was prepped and the doc was expected at 11:15am, she showed at 10:30 and said "Let's roll"! I got the whole smurfy outfit, beard cover and all. I joined Lorie in the operating room and at 11:05am August 25, 2005 David came out screaming! His feet hadn't cleared the womb when he wailed and peed on the doctor! His poor head had been stuck in the canal for hours and was swollen, but otherwise he was the most beautiful slimy thing I'd ever seen. The Dr. showed him to Lorie over the curtain, then handed him to the nurse to clean up and check out. All was well, 10 long finger and 2 big feet with Monkey Toes! I went back to Lorie's side, kissed her and saw what the doctor was doing, checking her out on the inside. Everyone was worried about daddy fainting but I was fascinated! The Dr. said Lorie's insides were beautiful and healthy. I saw her uterus, the opening and the placenta. I was fine, just glad that my wife and baby were going to be OK. I was the kind of kid that walked around the classroom on frog dissection day holding the lungs for all the squeamish to admire. I hate to see people in pain, I don't care about blood. (I was a butcher's assistant at Kroger's a long time ago)
I walked my son to the nursery, saw him weighed 7lbs, 14.5 oz, and measured at 21in long. A fine boy by all accounts. I took pictures and trusted the nurses to take care of him. I needed to check on my wife.
David's Story so far
We found out He was coming in Dec, right before Christmas.
Ultrasound said he was a healthy little boy in April, we named him David Alban.
David was both of our dad's name and both have passed away.
Alban is a family name on my side. My Great-grandfather was Alban Flower,
Grandfather Robert Alban
Uncle William Alban
Me-Geoffrey Alban
David Alban
Alban was the first Christian martyr of England c. 206AD, think Albany N.Y. St. ALban's church, etc.
Fast forward to August 18, his due date...nothing. By this time Lorie's body wasn't changing much to have this boy. Monday the 22nd, we had an ultrasound done to check on him and Lorie. The blood flow to the uterus was starting to fail and the fluid was low. The doc sent her home on bed rest and we were to come back on Wednesday for a followup and top see if David would come on his own. Wednesday morning we both had the idea that the Dr. would send us top the hospital. The ultrasound said things weren't any better. The first words out of her mouth when she walked into the exam room: "We're gonna have a baby today!" The doctor wanted to make sure that David wasn't in any danger because the placenta was starting to fail.
Lorie was wheeled across the street while I got the car moved. I found her in the delivery room. She had a birth plan, labor without drugs until she's halfway dilated then epidural and deliver vaginally. She was in the hospital bed at 11am. David passed the non-stress test with flying colors so we could proceed with an induced labor. She was given a pill to relax her cervix at noon, and by 12:30 she was starting contractions. Problem was that it was a very slow go. She was given the drug twice, 4 hours apart. By 11pm she had only progressed 2 cm, normal progression is 1 cm per hour. The contractions were coming fast all day, 1:30-3:30 minutes apart and getting more intense. We decided to get the epidural so she could sleep and get ready for the pushing. It took 4 sticks, 3 in one spot that wouldn't cooperate and finally the last in another area that was perfect. She could still move and control her legs, but the waist was numb. She got to sleep a bit for the rest of the night. Some time after that her water broke, but we didn't notice it. Around 2 am the nurse was in the room getting ready to hang the Pitocin and get the labor really moving. Lorie shifted positions and David's heart rate took a nosedive! That got everyone into high gear, except me. I was out getting a snack and didn't have a clue until after the fact. The crash OB C-section team was called. They have a doctor at the hospital ready to pull the baby from the womb if necessary. They can have him out in 90 seconds! Fortunately the nurse was able to push David around the womb until he came back. When that happens, it's usually because he rolled over onto his cord and pinched it. Later whe'd find out that the cord was wrapped loose around his neck!
We proceed to labor through the night. After hearing about the scare, I can't keep my eyes off the monitor, thinking I'm willing the baby to be OK the rest of the night. Everyone slept but me. Come sunrise she's only 4 cm dilated and tiring out. We start to notice that her temperature is going up. At 9am the Doc says she'll give us another hour to dilate. Lorie and I had already discussed that a C-section was OK after all this labor. At 10am Lorie's temp was over 100 and it was time to stop. It really felt like a relief, to know the long night was over.
The epidural was pumped up, the belly was prepped and the doc was expected at 11:15am, she showed at 10:30 and said "Let's roll"! I got the whole smurfy outfit, beard cover and all. I joined Lorie in the operating room and at 11:05am August 25, 2005 David came out screaming! His feet hadn't cleared the womb when he wailed and peed on the doctor! His poor head had been stuck in the canal for hours and was swollen, but otherwise he was the most beautiful slimy thing I'd ever seen. The Dr. showed him to Lorie over the curtain, then handed him to the nurse to clean up and check out. All was well, 10 long finger and 2 big feet with Monkey Toes! I went back to Lorie's side, kissed her and saw what the doctor was doing, checking her out on the inside. Everyone was worried about daddy fainting but I was fascinated! The Dr. said Lorie's insides were beautiful and healthy. I saw her uterus, the opening and the placenta. I was fine, just glad that my wife and baby were going to be OK. I was the kind of kid that walked around the classroom on frog dissection day holding the lungs for all the squeamish to admire. I hate to see people in pain, I don't care about blood. (I was a butcher's assistant at Kroger's a long time ago)
I walked my son to the nursery, saw him weighed 7lbs, 14.5 oz, and measured at 21in long. A fine boy by all accounts. I took pictures and trusted the nurses to take care of him. I needed to check on my wife.
Wednesday, October 05, 2005
Monday, October 03, 2005
Tuesday, September 13, 2005
Thursday, September 08, 2005
Friday, September 02, 2005
Wednesday, August 31, 2005
Sunday, August 28, 2005
Saturday, August 27, 2005
Thursday, August 25, 2005
Mom and baby are fine
Lorie and David are doing great. It's been tough on Lorie, she's been in a lot of pain from the operation. He's been worth everything. We're trying to get into feeding and some routine, plus letting him go to the nursery while we nap.
Getting warm and cleaned up.
In this picture David is less than 15 minutes old. I walked him to the nursery while Lorie was getting stitched back up. That disc on his chest is measuring his temperature.
7lbs. 14.5 oz, 21 inches, big fingers and Monkey toes!
In the operating room
Still in the operating room, just 2-3 minutes old. He LOVED getting poked and cleaned up.
Came out screaming
David hadn't even cleared the womb when he started howling! It was really cold in the Operating Room and he didn't like it. As a matter of fact he peed on the doctor-showing that babies are really expressive when they need to be.
Waiting
At this point Lorie was on Oxygen and just waiting it out. We couldn't keep our eyes off the baby monitor. It told us David's heart rate and when she was contracting.
Wednesday, August 24, 2005
went to Doctor's office at 8:30...
Went to Doctor's office at 8:30...Went to the hospital at 10:30 am, [edit for accuracy] 12:30pm contractions start, epidural at 12 midnight, c-section at 11am, David Alban at 11:05am. Happy family ever since.
Tuesday, August 23, 2005
Saturday, August 13, 2005
Quilt from Matt
Matt in Columbus sent this quilt for the baby. AND it has robots and lightning bolts on the other side! Just right for a boy!
Thursday, August 11, 2005
Waiting for baby is like...
Waiting for my wife to go into labor and deliver our first baby is like...
Imagine signing up for a mission trip to build an orphanage in Turkey and the trip coordinator can only give you an approximate time when the plane takes off. You could book your own flight but he doesn't reccomend it. You know it's a great cause, you feel called to do it, you've been reading all the handyman construction books, your passport and visas are all up to date. It's all the anticipation of a working holiday. You feel sick because he might come in the middle of the night, while you are at work or asleep when the call comes:
3 am
*RING*
(groggy) "...hello"
"Geoff, it's time"
"..huh? who...OH! TIME!"
"see you outside in 5 Minutes, buddy."
*CLICK*
And off you go!
Imagine signing up for a mission trip to build an orphanage in Turkey and the trip coordinator can only give you an approximate time when the plane takes off. You could book your own flight but he doesn't reccomend it. You know it's a great cause, you feel called to do it, you've been reading all the handyman construction books, your passport and visas are all up to date. It's all the anticipation of a working holiday. You feel sick because he might come in the middle of the night, while you are at work or asleep when the call comes:
3 am
*RING*
(groggy) "...hello"
"Geoff, it's time"
"..huh? who...OH! TIME!"
"see you outside in 5 Minutes, buddy."
*CLICK*
And off you go!
Wednesday, August 03, 2005
Cow jumping over the moon
I don't know if you can tell, but the characters are painted on cardboard to give it some depth. Really cool work.
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