Welcome to our world Landon James 2/28/2007 6lbs 0ounces - 3:01pm
Hard to believe, but it’s already the last day of February. The month moved by so quickly. I suppose that’s because of everything that went on. We had the big snow storms and artic blast, Gloria’s illness, the Super Bowl, Ashley’s B-day, Valentine’s Day, our ski trip, and now the pending birth of my fourth grandchild.
I woke at 5:40am to begin my day. I felt surprisingly good for getting only a little more than 4 hours sleep and for all the skiing over the last four days. I should attribute that in part to a healthy lifestyle.
I went through my usual paces but was noticeably slower at it than usual. But then again, it’s always that way after an extended break. Things aren’t as intuitive as they are when done day after day. By the time I had exercised, walked Ykraps, and made the morning’s first cups of coffee it was after 6:15am. Mindy was already showering when I dropped hers in the master bath.
I read the Daily OM and caught up on the Yahoo headlines before jumping into food prep. And just like everything else, it took twice as long to prep our lunch and get breakfast on the table. I was glad that I remembered to throw my running clothes in the dryer, otherwise I would have introduced yet another delay into my morning.
After Mindy and the kids left for the day I showered and readied for work. About the time I left for work the lack of sleep caught up with me. My eyes were getting heavy. And by the time I arrived at work I felt even sleepier. There was nothing I could do about being tired other than try to snap out of it, and that’s exactly what I did. A couple of my peers commented about how tired I appeared. And did I ever!
Thankfully, I was able to lay a little low throughout the day as compared to most others. This allowed me to catch up on lots of email and other miscellaneous work related tasks. I left for my run around 12:45pm. It felt pretty good getting back on the horse. The weather was nice. It was about 45 degrees and mostly sunny. Subsequently, the run was almost effortless. Back in my office I ate my lunch and then hurried off to a mid-afternoon meeting that lasted until after 3pm. Just before leaving work Mindy called to let me know that Lindsey had her child at 3:01pm. His name is Landon James. The only thing we knew was that he weighed 6lbs even. That’s little these days. Mindy and I planned to visit the hospital this evening after work. We’d be taking all the kids too. Oh boy!
Suddenly, I wasn’t looking too forward to going home with so much to do. Immediately after arriving home I walked Ykraps, unloaded my gear, and did a little unpacking. After freshening up a little we left for the hospital. I hadn’t ever been to OSU hospital before. That would be a new experience. We arrived sometime after 6:30pm. Lil’ Rocky was excited about seeing his new baby brother. He was wrapped tightly in hospital baby blankets unlike anything I had ever seen before. Mindy held him first then allowed Lil’ Rocky to crawl up in bed with his momma to hold him. Being three, he held him like a football. He had to be watched carefully. That whole thing freaked me out.
Jacob and Bella took a turn holding him too. They tend to be a little more careful, especially Jacob. He’s very good with babies. After they all took their turns, I held him for a spell. He was pretty much motionless. Mindy removed his cap to reveal his cone shaped head and flowing locks of hair. I wouldn’t say he’s an ugly baby but I also wouldn’t say he’s beautiful either. Something about boy’s as compared to girl babies. We didn’t stay long and quickly realized we left the car seat and an outfit in our car. We’d have to get that to Lindsey another day, but she said she wasn’t slated to go home until Friday, anyhow.
We kissed Lindsey and Landon goodbye as we departed. We thought that Lil’ Rocky might pitch one not being able to remain there with his mommy, but he didn’t. Mindy prepared him well. We left without incident. After we arrived home Mindy got the kids ready for bed. I spent the time unpacking all of my suitcases and put everything away. Aside from my running attire and ski clothes, I wore very little of my packed items. Note to self.
I spent the rest of the evening down loading pictures and backing up the picture CD’s Glenn made for us. All told, we had over 500 pictures and that doesn’t include those that Bob took. Speaking of Bob, he phoned sometime after 8pm to check in and see how things were going. Lat he left things were a little chaotic. I gave him a full report. He, in turn, gave us a report on his first day home. He opted out of work and instead spent the day on the slopes of Mad River Mt skiing – Dog!
It wasn’t until 11pm that Mindy and I finally went to bed. As tired as I was this morning, I didn’t feel nearly as exhausted now that it was bed time. I suppose my body was still on Pacific time.
I woke at 5:40am to begin my day. I felt surprisingly good for getting only a little more than 4 hours sleep and for all the skiing over the last four days. I should attribute that in part to a healthy lifestyle.
I went through my usual paces but was noticeably slower at it than usual. But then again, it’s always that way after an extended break. Things aren’t as intuitive as they are when done day after day. By the time I had exercised, walked Ykraps, and made the morning’s first cups of coffee it was after 6:15am. Mindy was already showering when I dropped hers in the master bath.
I read the Daily OM and caught up on the Yahoo headlines before jumping into food prep. And just like everything else, it took twice as long to prep our lunch and get breakfast on the table. I was glad that I remembered to throw my running clothes in the dryer, otherwise I would have introduced yet another delay into my morning.
After Mindy and the kids left for the day I showered and readied for work. About the time I left for work the lack of sleep caught up with me. My eyes were getting heavy. And by the time I arrived at work I felt even sleepier. There was nothing I could do about being tired other than try to snap out of it, and that’s exactly what I did. A couple of my peers commented about how tired I appeared. And did I ever!
Thankfully, I was able to lay a little low throughout the day as compared to most others. This allowed me to catch up on lots of email and other miscellaneous work related tasks. I left for my run around 12:45pm. It felt pretty good getting back on the horse. The weather was nice. It was about 45 degrees and mostly sunny. Subsequently, the run was almost effortless. Back in my office I ate my lunch and then hurried off to a mid-afternoon meeting that lasted until after 3pm. Just before leaving work Mindy called to let me know that Lindsey had her child at 3:01pm. His name is Landon James. The only thing we knew was that he weighed 6lbs even. That’s little these days. Mindy and I planned to visit the hospital this evening after work. We’d be taking all the kids too. Oh boy!
Suddenly, I wasn’t looking too forward to going home with so much to do. Immediately after arriving home I walked Ykraps, unloaded my gear, and did a little unpacking. After freshening up a little we left for the hospital. I hadn’t ever been to OSU hospital before. That would be a new experience. We arrived sometime after 6:30pm. Lil’ Rocky was excited about seeing his new baby brother. He was wrapped tightly in hospital baby blankets unlike anything I had ever seen before. Mindy held him first then allowed Lil’ Rocky to crawl up in bed with his momma to hold him. Being three, he held him like a football. He had to be watched carefully. That whole thing freaked me out.
Jacob and Bella took a turn holding him too. They tend to be a little more careful, especially Jacob. He’s very good with babies. After they all took their turns, I held him for a spell. He was pretty much motionless. Mindy removed his cap to reveal his cone shaped head and flowing locks of hair. I wouldn’t say he’s an ugly baby but I also wouldn’t say he’s beautiful either. Something about boy’s as compared to girl babies. We didn’t stay long and quickly realized we left the car seat and an outfit in our car. We’d have to get that to Lindsey another day, but she said she wasn’t slated to go home until Friday, anyhow.
We kissed Lindsey and Landon goodbye as we departed. We thought that Lil’ Rocky might pitch one not being able to remain there with his mommy, but he didn’t. Mindy prepared him well. We left without incident. After we arrived home Mindy got the kids ready for bed. I spent the time unpacking all of my suitcases and put everything away. Aside from my running attire and ski clothes, I wore very little of my packed items. Note to self.
I spent the rest of the evening down loading pictures and backing up the picture CD’s Glenn made for us. All told, we had over 500 pictures and that doesn’t include those that Bob took. Speaking of Bob, he phoned sometime after 8pm to check in and see how things were going. Lat he left things were a little chaotic. I gave him a full report. He, in turn, gave us a report on his first day home. He opted out of work and instead spent the day on the slopes of Mad River Mt skiing – Dog!
It wasn’t until 11pm that Mindy and I finally went to bed. As tired as I was this morning, I didn’t feel nearly as exhausted now that it was bed time. I suppose my body was still on Pacific time.
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