five months

Today is Kai’s five-month mark — it’s hard to believe that it’s already been five months, and at the same time it’s hard to believe that it’s only been five months. Looking back through the photos from when Kai was born until now reminds me of the incredible progress that we have all made. From being a sleepy, listless newborn to the active, playful boy that he is now; from the loving, scared, and clueless father to the sophisticated, confident dad that I am now (totally kidding, I still have no idea what I’m doing) — we’ve all come a long way.

Let me just tell you how much the hardcover photo book I made (and iPhoto helped!) for Erin’s Christmas present rocks. iPhoto made it so easy to make a really slick photo book that is truly the most thoughtful gift I’ve ever given anyone. It has twenty pages full of photos from this past year, laid out attractively and professionally. The print quality is superb. I am definitely a fan. The only thing is that I’m totally screwed for next year, because it’s going to be hard to top this gift.

My buddy Smitty and his girlfriend Kelly are in town, much to my surprise. They stopped by today to meet Kai and catch up. A couple years ago, Smitty and Kelly moved out to California together to live it up on the west side. They now reside in the ever-so-cool Haight district of San Francisco. I’m so happy for them, and I do take a little pride in knowing that I introduced the two of them. Somehow in all of the commotion, I did not take a single photo of them while they were here.

Today was also another daddy-day. He definitely made me work today — he got up super early and got quite fussy once he was tired. But I persevered, and it paid off when we took a nice two hour nap together this morning. After working late nights all weekend, I definitely needed it.

As far as his eating is concerned, he definitely started to enjoy the organic pureed green beans. Not as much as the sweet potatoes, but he liked them nonetheless. Erin fed him some roasted carrots the other day too, and he seemed to enjoy that. I am determined that Kai is a good eater, and doesn’t have the food hang-ups that so many Americans suffer from. Even as a child, I always enjoyed my veggies. I was never big on fruits, especially not bananas, but I love my veggies.

I know a lot of of people with varying degrees of food issues. It’s almost like an Achilles heel for people with food limitations. It’s one thing to be allergic to a food item, but some people are so picky that it becomes a disability in certain situations. It certainly limits their choices at a restaurant. I’m working on my food issues — I’m eating more fruit these days than ever, which isn’t saying much. I even indulge my sweet tooth every once in a while. And I still wonder, don’t people get sick of chicken fingers?

Anyways, enough for today. Happy new year to you all — may the best of your past be the worst of your future.