I Suck At Blogging

It's been about a week since my last post. So I guess it's official: I suck at blogging. Over the past week, I have simply found myself with very little time.

One week ago, my daughter (Briana) was born prematurely on the great holiday known as Evacuation Day (here in Massachusetts). The rest of the world knows that day better as St. Patrick's Day. It's the luck of the Irish!

Since that time, I have pretty much been... well... tired. When Karen was pregnant with Briana, she used to always tell me how tired she was. "I'm so tired..." "Mike, I'm so tired"... "You know Mike, I'm so tired." I now know what she's talking about. And the sad thing is, our daughter is not even home yet from the hospital.

While Briana has been at the hospital, I have been trying to multitask. Unfortunately, I think the lack of sleep is catching up to me. (Luckily for me, as I write this, I have a bunch of caffeine going through my system... thanks to good o' Mountain Dew. Do the Dew!)

Opting to save my vacation time for when Briana actually comes home, I decided to work during the hours that I am not at the hospital visiting Briana. The general schedule for the day is that in the early morning, Karen and I go to the hospital to spend some time with Briana. We both come home: Karen to nap and pump; me to work. From there, Karen and I return back to the hospital to spend more time with Briana. When we get back from the second visit, Karen pumps again while I finish the rest of my working day. It makes for a very long day that way.

Unfortunately, I think I am having trouble thinking clearly when it comes to work. I've been trying to diagnose the same application error for quite some time now. My boss thinks I should simply take a couple of days off or so to recharge my batteries. I may be inclined to agree.

So to quote my wife..."I'm so tired". I may need a ghost writer for this blog. I am hoping things will get a little easier once Briana does come home from the hospital. After all, the trips back and forth to the hospital will be gone... which means there will be more time... and time is really what I need right now.

The doctors are hopeful that Briana can come home in a couple of weeks. They have not given us a date yet, but things are looking good for Briana. Apparently, Briana has my appetite, which is good for a premature baby trying to pack on the pounds. She guzzles milk like there's no tomorrow.

And in case people are interested in seeing pictures of Briana, I did manage to create a photo album for her. The link is as follows:

http://picasaweb.google.com/yee.olde.english/Briana?feat=directlink

I have been trying to update the pictures periodically with each visit at the hospital. Unfortunately, sometimes the lighting is too dark in the nursery (because babies need to sleep after all).

As much as I would have liked to have taken a picture of it, I don't have any pictures of my first diaper change with Briana... or any baby for that matter. Originally, I was hoping to change my first diaper with my son (Braden). Unfortunately, since he passed away after only one week, I had to wait a little longer.

And I must say... changing diapers is an interesting experience. Baby poop is definitely not what I expected. As I had mentioned to a few friends of mine... imagine lifting a baby's legs and getting the bum to stick up in the air. Then imagine a volcano erupting. It's almost like that... except instead of hot molten lava... you get baby poop. It's really cool!

Anyway, fatherhood has been awesome. Even though I am thoroughly exhausted, I am digging it.