A Change of Pace

For this and other reasons, Angie doesn’t always enjoy being Tyler’s sole source of food:


As such, she didn’t put up too much of a fight when her doctor suggested we put Tyler on a formula diet for 24 hours to help clear up the last of his jaundice. That way, both she


and I

get to share the feeding responsibilities. Of course, I’m not sure I’ll be at my 8:00am class tomorrow, but at least I get to help out a bit more tonight.

By the way, we’re impressed that he’s able to hold the bottle on his own. Of course, it’s only for a few seconds at a time, but, hey, we’re allowed to think our kid’s the shiznit, right?!

Cory's Spot: Angela's Political Test Results

Angela decided to take the same test I did, and we were both surprised to see how similar we charted out. It's funny because we both also tested as INFP on the Briggs-Meyer scale.

You are a Social Moderate (56% permissive) and an... Economic Liberal (26% permissive) You are best described as a: Democrat Link: The Politics Test on OkCupid

Cory's Spot: Politics Test Results

As I was surfing for info on the original 1978 Battlestar Galactica TV series, I came across some random blog showing that particular blogger's results from the OK Cupid Politics Test, as shown below. What the heck, I figured, and I popped on over to try it out. I have to say, I'm quite surprised by the results, and my first inclination is to disagree, but I'm posting it anyway. I will say that I have to agree with Nick at Nick's Daily News in that the Bush of today isn't the Bush of four years ago and I'm much less inclined to support the current incarnation of our good President. Now, I know there's one person in particular who will jump all over the chance to comment on this, but so be it.

You are a Social Moderate (56% permissive) and an... Economic Liberal (33% permissive) You are best described as a: Centrist Link: The Politics Test on Ok Cupid

Tyler's One!

For those of you not keeping track, Tyler turned one today...one week old!

He had a pretty big day, with a visit to the doctor, a blood serum biliruben test (we had to take him to the lab at the hospital for a heel prick to draw some blood), and the hassle of a "bili blanket" to treat jaundice. He also had a tough time keeping his food down and we decided to torture him further with a quick spongebath so he didn't smell like spoiled milk, which just added to his stress level for the day. Poor tyke!

All-in-all, it's been a great week with the little guy, and I'm sad to have to go back to work tomorrow. Here's a few pictures for your viewing pleasure:

Relaxing in his swing - notice the yellow in his eyes and face.

His favorite position for his legs.

Half-asleep and stretching.

Cute little alien head, part I.

Cute little alien head, part II.

Our little glow-worm (on his bili blanket).

Tyler Scot Miles

I was really hoping to be the first to post on the birth of our first child, but I guess that’s not very realistic, considering that I only left the hospital once to shower and change and I didn’t have computer/internet access there. In any case, it is with great pleasure that I officially announce the birth of Tyler Scot Miles. Tyler was born September 20, 2005, at 2:54pm. He weighed in at 7 lb. 10 oz. and was 21 in. long. By the time we left Thursday morning, he had dropped to 7 lb. 2 oz.

Dan and Amy have both posted pictures and their own comments, but here are a few more pics:

Fresh and clean from his first bath!

Extreme close-up!

Ready to head home!

Wearing his daddy's old PJs!

Oh! In case you're interested, these are already formatted for 4" x 6" prints -- just click for the full-quality image.

Cory's Spot: Website: YouSendIt

http://www.yousendit.com/

I came across this site quite a while ago, but never tried using it until a couple of days ago. Now, for the individual involved in that first test, it really wasn't much of a success, since I screwed up and used a non-standard .zip encoding. For those of you who are less-than-fluent in geekspeak, YouSendIt worked fine, but what I sent was bad.

In any case, what YouSendIt does is allow you to send a file to someone that's bigger than your email file attachment limit (usually 10MB) without having to install any special file-sharing software whatsoever. With YouSendIt, you simply select a file (up to 1GB) on your hard drive and enter the email address(es) of the individual(s) you want the file sent to. If you need to send more than one file, just zip it up using your favorite archive utility and send the .zip file. Once you've sent the file, you're also provided with the download link, so you could send it to other people without having to upload the file again.

BABY POLL!!!

So, I thought Travis and Melanie's post on Grant and Blake's favortie food was fun, so I decided to finally post on something different and to make a game of it. We're making a bet on when everyone thinks the baby will be born and how much he'll weigh. If you want to guess, go a ahead and comment on the date he'll be born and how much he'll weigh. We haven't figured out a prize yet, but believe me, it will be worth your while (dirty diapers may be involved).

HARRY POTTER

I finally finished Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. It was soooooooo good. If you haven't read it yet I highly recommend that you do. I lost my precious sleep trying to read as much as I could every night. I'm starting to get a little irritated that I can't talk to anybody about it though. Cory decided to re-read the whole series from book one. I had to read book 6 first. I'm thinking about starting over. But, book 6 is very intense and I have to admit that I cried. When I finished reading the book I had to give Cory a hug and then I had to be strong and realize that it's only a book. I just have to again say how good it was. But I am a big Harry Potter fan. If you don't know this yet, Harry Potter and the Golblet of Fire comes out in theaters this fall. Here is a link to the trailer.

Cory's Spot: Software: Google Earth

Last night I was reading through some news stories from various geek web sites and I came across yet another mention of Google Earth and decided to give it a try.

This is one nifty piece of software. For certain areas, it's possible to zoom in to the point that you can see individual people, and for pretty much everywhere it's possible to recognize what you're looking at if you know the layout.

Particularly creepy was the ability to zoom in on my brother-in-law's house in VA to the point that you can see their sandbox (which supposedly came down yesterday). Like MapQuest, it's possible to look up a particular address and to get driving directions, but with an extra degree or two of realism.

Check it out - it's worth at least an hour or two of zooming around the world! Oh, and for those of you with a GPS on your laptop (cough...Dan...cough, cough), there's a Plus version that allows you to see your progress in realtime, overlayed on the aerial photos.

Curtains

Editor's Note: Although it was likely obvious to all, this and the previous couple of posts were not actually written by Cory, but were actually authored by Angela. We apologize for any confusion.

These are the curtains that I made for the baby's room yesterday. Aren't they cute? I couldn't wait to hang them up. They are the only baby thing in the room, so when we start putting other things in there, we'll take more pictures. This material was some that I was going to use for a border of a blanket but then decided to use them for curtains instead. I'm really glad I did because I think they look really good!!!!!

Isn't it cute?


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