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So it’s been a really long time since I’ve posted a new entry. Long story short (and to paraphrase Shrubya) Parenting is hard. It’s a long hour, tiring messy job and I wouldn’t trade it for the world.

In other news, we’re moving out of our new apartment due to heavy water damage that the management “forgot” to mention. The place seemed really nice until we noticed the black mold seeping through the paint (not food for a place only 3 years old).

Also in other news I just baked my first banana bread from scratch and it is was really good. yum

More news later. In the meantime I’m no longer participating in the cssreboot. It now appears that the new site is nothing more than a digg traffic generating engine. The from scratch gorgeous site former owner Benjamin Adam designed has been replaced with an unskinned Pligg install and all registration info was dumped in the move. Very sad.

It’s Christmas time and so also my birthday. It’s been a wild fun 32 years and if the last week is any idea, being a parent is the best present I could have gotten. I’ve got a almost week old son and couldn’t have asked for a better gift. In some ways he’s like a puppy (cute, vulnerable and badly in need of potty training) but really he’s the absolute cutest most adorable little guy I’ve ever seen (those of you not yet parents will totally agree with me when you get the chance to have a wee one of your own).

Anyhow to all of you, Merry Christmas, Happy Hogswatch and a very happy holidays. I’m giving myself the greatest gift to match the most amazing gift Zoe and I were given: Sleep. Everything material just doesn’t have any real draw to either of us so we’re instead going to socialize by keeping our eyes closed and continue changing diapers (why is it no one ever mentions how great that is?)

Sure the next 2-3 years will be messy but at the same time it also means you get the joy of seeing something so little grow eventually into a toddler then a kid and then an adult. Wow the next 18 years are going to be quite a ride. Somehow I don’t think my halcyon years of happy insanity will compare to almost every waking moment from here on out.

Peace be with all of you and yours and if I don’t have time to post between now and then (he fills a LOT of diapers lol) Happy New Year as well!!

As of 10:22pm Tuesday December 19th, 2006 I am a proud father of a 8 pound 13 oz baby boy!!!

Ok so I haven’t uploaded the pictures yet (that’ll come later when everyone goes to sleep).

But anyways I’m a DAD NOW!!!!!! HELL YEAH!!!!!!!!!

No matter what anyone else says there is nothing like the first time you hold your child in your arms. This is the most brilliant thing that’s ever happened to me.

You can find the pics over on my personal blog: http://corourke.dreamflicks.com

SO I just got the call from Zoe. She’s enroute to the hospital and so am I now!!!

Heh her doc said if he wasn’t out by Wed. she’d induce. Guess he wanted it to be on his terms not the docs. lol. I’m outta here!