Okay, okay, so it has been a while. But I've been busy! Exactly a week ago at this time, my wife and I were sitting in a hospital room, and I was putting on paper scrubs. About an hour later, our third child, Tessmer Kathryn Belmont was born. As you can see, she doesn't like being woken up any more than I do.
So I spent the weeks leading up to the birth trying to get her room ready. Once we pulled down the cheap sheet paneling with the numerous coats of paint on it (courtesy of our home's previous owners), I saw that the walls were in no condition to paint. My options were to demo and re-drywall (my choice), or to cover it back up again (Nancy's choice). After numerous people weighed in, I relented and installed tongue-and-groove paneling. It was actually a nice choice. It's floor-to-ceiling, 3/4" pine paneling, so it looks great and I don't feel like I took the easy way out. Of course, I still have about four panels to install, and there's no paint on the walls, but they came home from the hospital before I could finish. Oh well. I wouldn't be me if I finished a project completely within four months of starting!
So momma and Tessmer are home now, and both are doing great. Nancy seems to be healing up faster than the past two times, and the boys are adjusting well to their new baby sister. Jack (the dog) isn't feeling overly neglected because grandma's here, so that's good too. I went to work yesterday, but last night the baby kept Nan and I up all night, so I'm still sitting on the couch in my pajamas.
I think I'll take a nap now.
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Congratulations! I didn't know you were on your third child! Hope everyone's doing well!
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