Saturday, April 21, 2012
Dr. Seuss
It absolutely amazes me my son! You are now 2 weeks old almost to your third week and already when I read Dr. Seuss books to you like "Hop on Pop" and "The Cat in the Hat", you continue to give me your undivided attention throughout the entire reading. This is such an phenomenal thing to me.
Also, it is very apparent to me that we are bridging a huge technological gap you and I. You see, Jacob, I say this because in every generation before mine the ability to pass down such things as this web blog down to ones children was only possible in the form of written journals. Which were so very vulnerable to wear, tear, age, and weather. Now, for the first time I am readily able to store this story for you on the internet where you will be able to later find it and search through it using a keyword search. Where as in the past with written journals you would have to physically read every bit of content to find these keywords for yourself. This has all come about because, when I was a child computers were only beginning to become popularized. I was born in '82 and at that time the idea of having a computer in one's house was unheard of. Computer power was reserved for the very wealthy, and for the business setting. At the time no one could quite comprehend the ability of the computer to help an individuals daily life. Well, in just this short 29 year span from my birth to now there is commonly more than one computer in the home, as is the case in our home for your mother and I each have our own computer. It is also the case for your grandparents now for they have a computer each and my sister, your aunt Jada whom lives with them also has her own computer. Now the fact that you may even find as to some surprise to you is that even your Great-Grandparents, at this current time each have their own computer. The difference in this being firstly that, your mother, father, aunt, grandmother and grandfather each have a laptop of their own. I mean your grandfather Mark when I mention this and your grandfather David my biological father neither has a computer nor any interest in having one. (His initial interest is indulgence of his alcoholism; and this is a subject I will dive into more deeply with you at a latter time for it is an important subject.) But now your Great-Grandparents, Larry and Judy, each have a desktop computer with an accompanying desk. Also, they have a laptop that they use during times of travel and they take it for use at their store in Capon Bridge. They are not extremely technologically advanced in terms of use of the equipment but they certainly have sophisticated equipment at this point. A full on survallience system which I helped them with setting up. and so forth. This chain really ends with your Great-Great-Grandma Nellie whom has not a computer nor any interest in having one and this lack of interest is only because of her age and what her age had become during the major advancements of personal computing. So, You my son, will be involved in one of the first generations to have computers around you in your daily life from the day you were born when your mother and I first announced your birth on the internet via Facebook until whenever. With it also comes some responsibility as you find what is frivolous and what is fine in terms of the use of this technological equipment. And how in turn you will use it for the sake of your children and your children's children.
I felt this information would become useful for you.
On a lighter note: You took your very first fully immersed bath today for your umbilical cord had just recently fallen off.
Yay for Johnson's & Johnson's baby shampoo.
Your mother is currently trying to decide if she will keep it for you or throw it away. (personally speaking, it is just slightly gross; although cute because of it's representation of the initial bond between your mother and you) Well I leave that decision totally between the two of you :)
We Love you Jacob.... apparent story is very much your story, it also is our story and it is the story of things yet to come!
Also, it is very apparent to me that we are bridging a huge technological gap you and I. You see, Jacob, I say this because in every generation before mine the ability to pass down such things as this web blog down to ones children was only possible in the form of written journals. Which were so very vulnerable to wear, tear, age, and weather. Now, for the first time I am readily able to store this story for you on the internet where you will be able to later find it and search through it using a keyword search. Where as in the past with written journals you would have to physically read every bit of content to find these keywords for yourself. This has all come about because, when I was a child computers were only beginning to become popularized. I was born in '82 and at that time the idea of having a computer in one's house was unheard of. Computer power was reserved for the very wealthy, and for the business setting. At the time no one could quite comprehend the ability of the computer to help an individuals daily life. Well, in just this short 29 year span from my birth to now there is commonly more than one computer in the home, as is the case in our home for your mother and I each have our own computer. It is also the case for your grandparents now for they have a computer each and my sister, your aunt Jada whom lives with them also has her own computer. Now the fact that you may even find as to some surprise to you is that even your Great-Grandparents, at this current time each have their own computer. The difference in this being firstly that, your mother, father, aunt, grandmother and grandfather each have a laptop of their own. I mean your grandfather Mark when I mention this and your grandfather David my biological father neither has a computer nor any interest in having one. (His initial interest is indulgence of his alcoholism; and this is a subject I will dive into more deeply with you at a latter time for it is an important subject.) But now your Great-Grandparents, Larry and Judy, each have a desktop computer with an accompanying desk. Also, they have a laptop that they use during times of travel and they take it for use at their store in Capon Bridge. They are not extremely technologically advanced in terms of use of the equipment but they certainly have sophisticated equipment at this point. A full on survallience system which I helped them with setting up. and so forth. This chain really ends with your Great-Great-Grandma Nellie whom has not a computer nor any interest in having one and this lack of interest is only because of her age and what her age had become during the major advancements of personal computing. So, You my son, will be involved in one of the first generations to have computers around you in your daily life from the day you were born when your mother and I first announced your birth on the internet via Facebook until whenever. With it also comes some responsibility as you find what is frivolous and what is fine in terms of the use of this technological equipment. And how in turn you will use it for the sake of your children and your children's children.
I felt this information would become useful for you.
On a lighter note: You took your very first fully immersed bath today for your umbilical cord had just recently fallen off.
Yay for Johnson's & Johnson's baby shampoo.
Your mother is currently trying to decide if she will keep it for you or throw it away. (personally speaking, it is just slightly gross; although cute because of it's representation of the initial bond between your mother and you) Well I leave that decision totally between the two of you :)
We Love you Jacob.... apparent story is very much your story, it also is our story and it is the story of things yet to come!
Friday, April 20, 2012
Adventures with daddy
So I have taken my son out on a few adventures so far. We went to meet Great-Great Grandma Nellie on her birthday and she got to hold Jacob in her arms, which was a really great experience. Also, I took him for his first trip into Wal-Mart. Well he slept through the entire ordeal. Also, he slept through our first father-son trip to ToysRUs. I told the sales lady that asked if she could help us, "I just brought my son for his first adventure in ToysRUs and he is sleeping through the whole thing. LOL.
Well anyways, I took a personality test online tonight so that when you are looking back through all of this later in life, Jacob, you will know what kind of personality your dad had and perhaps some of how you turned out the way that you now are. so here are my findings:
I'm a O80-C83-E53-A87-N1 Big Five!!
Well anyways, I took a personality test online tonight so that when you are looking back through all of this later in life, Jacob, you will know what kind of personality your dad had and perhaps some of how you turned out the way that you now are. so here are my findings:
I'm a O80-C83-E53-A87-N1 Big Five!!
Saturday, April 7, 2012
Fuss, Fuss, Giggle
FUSS, Rock the baby. Change the baby. Feed the baby. Love the baby.
Giggle, I like when daddy hums songs to me and I Love when I am on my mother's bossom.
FUSS, The light is to bright, the light is to soft. The air is to warm, the air is to cool.
Giggle, daddy is making funny faces along with me.
Giggle, mommy is singing me a song.
FUSS, I want to eat. My diaper is wet.
Giggle, daddy is holding me while mommy tickles me.
My goodness parenthood is such a wonderful and challenging endeavor.
Giggle, I like when daddy hums songs to me and I Love when I am on my mother's bossom.
FUSS, The light is to bright, the light is to soft. The air is to warm, the air is to cool.
Giggle, daddy is making funny faces along with me.
Giggle, mommy is singing me a song.
FUSS, I want to eat. My diaper is wet.
Giggle, daddy is holding me while mommy tickles me.
My goodness parenthood is such a wonderful and challenging endeavor.
Friday, April 6, 2012
Home Sweet Home
Home Sweet Home
So today we had a very exciting day. Mom and baby were released from the hospital and so I had the great pleasure of bringing them home today. It's not a big home, in fact quite small indeed. However, it is our home and we are a close family here within it's walls. Mom and I know for sure that in the very near coming months we will be moving into something a little bit bigger and a little more adequate but for now this is Home sweet Home.
Thursday, April 5, 2012
It's a Boy!
It's a Boy!
At 8:41pm on April 3rd of 2012 my beautiful wife gave birth to our first child. A 7lb. 10oz. baby boy. He was delivered via a cesarean section due to the fact that attempts to induce labor were slightly less than successful. So, this is how my story begins and this is the point at which my life is forever changed.
I was given a chair located directly outside of the operating room doors and yet sitting was seemingly impossible for me at this moment. Sit down? How could I possibly sit, my son is now being born?! While pacing back and forth in front of that door I suddenly heard a whimper that would be followed by a scream and instantly my head turned toward the door. I could not believe how that single small sound could captivate every iota of my attention. "That is my son's voice" I thought to myself as a few tears began to roll down my cheek. It wasn't long after and a nurse was bringing him out to me and for the first time I got to meet my son, Jacob Solomon Hiett. My life is now forever changed and every thought to cross my brain now has a new attachment included within it.
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