To my Aunt Betty:

Aunt Betty was the one who wrote us humorous cards for our birthdays when we were kids. Shoot, that's around 35 to 45 years ago. Anyway, with Mom gone, I've been sharing pictures of Jack with Betty, adn she's been sharing them with her daughter Sue. Their recent response to a few pictures was to say that I had a knack for captioning. I'm not so sure of that, though I do know Jack is quite photogenic, and he saves my work lots.

Anyway, here's my response to Aunt Betty and Sue when they asked to keep the pictures coming:

I'll have to get a few pictures of his first check-up tomorrow. OK, it isn't the Dr. but a Nurse Practitioner, but everything seems fine to us, except maybe for a half-complete circumcision. I mentioned the potential circumcision problem to a friend adn he got me a link to Mohel Joel Shoulson's web site. Yes, a Mohel who has a web site. He's evidently an 8th generation Mohel. Think of the stories around that Thanksgiving dinner table.

But I digress. And I run out of energy. Long night last night. Jack was doing well waking and going about his business of getting changed, eating, burping and going back to sleep for a couple days there, but last night things fell apart a bit, and I ended up sleeping with him in a chair. Now we've been advised in one of those baby books to nurse him while wearing few clothes. Well, I wear VERY few to bed, so I'm basically sitting there naked and feeding him at 1:30 or so, and he's taking his sweet time, and about the second time I burp him and tell him to get the job done we both go to sleep. The chair is leather. I sweat. It was a little sticky getting up. Jack laughed, but he was very quiet about it.

I got back at him tonight with his pre-doctor's visit appointment with the sponge bath team. We did it while he was asleep. He still kicked and screamed, but the moment he was back in his towel he was sound asleep. Which is where he is now, smelling fresh and sweet.

More, with maybe more pictures, tomorrow.

Steve

OK, that's what passes for humor when you're a bit punchy. Now time to get an hour of sleep in before Mr. Demanding gets us up. Of course, since he's also Mr. Charming and Mr. Cute, he'll get no complaints from me.