How to calm your crying baby! Tactics #1 and #2

Ok, so Edie really isn’t all that bad when it comes to being calm. In fact, she’s usually pretty chill. But, for the last 20 minutes she’s been yelling and it’s too quiet in the air conditioned room and too hot in the room with the swing. I tried holding her, which often works, and [...]

more on naming

Today we had a doctors appointment for Edie. She’s very healthy, gaining an average of an ounce a day for her first two weeks. The most interesting issue so far – I’ll stop short of saying “problem” – continues to be her name. The nurse taking Edie’s weight and temp mistook her for a boy, [...]

It’s a baby!

Edie Andrew Rittleb. May 30 2007 It’s official – I’m a Dad now! I never thought I’d say this cliche, but Edie the most perfect baby I could ever hope for. Sarah’s labor was five and half hours from 4am water breaking to 5:30 delivery. Edie looked at me with wide eyes (and stopped crying) [...]