This one we took in February 07. Both Mrs. eSquared and the Radiologist gushed cute sayings and then said she looks like me. I think she looks like W.C. Fields.
Either way... I don't think it's a complement... for either of us.
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Our Latest Look...
This one we took in February 07. Both Mrs. eSquared and the Radiologist gushed cute sayings and then said she looks like me. I think she looks like W.C. Fields.
Either way... I don't think it's a complement... for either of us.
Our First Peek...
We had our first look at Baby Pink in November 2006 at Evergreen Hospital in Kirkland.
Monday, February 26, 2007
Ten Years Later…
I was gutting my way through Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane’s abysmal 2005 remake of The Producers. I loved Gene Wilder and Zero Icanneverrememberhislastname in the 1968 original, when Mrs. eSquared walked up to me with her lips pursed, and her eyebrows knitted together. She thrust a white plastic stick at me and stared.After a moment I recognized the stick as a home pregnancy test; the first home pregnancy test we’ve needed in our relationship. I looked cautiously from the symbols on the test to her eyes… back and forth. She was waiting for my response… that was clear. There was just one problem. I couldn’t read the test thingy. Horizontal lines… vertical lines… pluses… minuses… I knew it said something important and from the look on Mrs. eSquared’s face, really important. I just had no idea what it was.
Finally, I deduced that if the test was negative, and everything was normal, we wouldn’t be having this… silent, coded conversation. So I guessed.
We’re having a baby? I said…
Indeed we are. I can’t wait to meet her.
Sunday, February 25, 2007
The Beginning
Around Valentine’s Day, Avi posted this meme on his blog. I thought it was a fun one, and timely, so I bookmarked it and filed it off in the “remember for later” pile.
I think it is most appropriate for the re-dedication of this blog to fatherhood, specifically, my fatherhood. I still get a little clinchy when I use that level of directness. So… without further adieu… the Beginning.
Where/how did you meet?
Mrs. eSquared and I met when we both worked at a hotel in Bothell. We became fast friends, and stayed so for eighteen months. Then, I just knew… knew I wanted more; knew I wanted to spend the rest of my life with her.
How long have you known each other?
We met in April of 1992. Fifteen years… wow.
How long after you met did you start dating?
Like I mentioned above, we were friends about a year and a half.
How long did you date before you were engaged?
Again, about fourteen months, give or take.
How long was your engagement?
I surprised her on Memorial Day, in Richards Park in Eugene Oregon. We were married in December. So we were engaged for seven months.
How long have you been married?
As of last December, we’ve been married eleven years.
What is your anniversary?
December 16th 1995
How many people came to your wedding reception?
Around 150, I think. It’s still a blur. Even now, eleven years later, we meet people (I think for the first time) and Mrs. E2 says “No… they were at our wedding… they gave us the (whatever).”
What kind of cake did you serve?
The cake… our one glitch. A long story, but we had an old family friend make it… supposedly a master pastry chef, from Austria or something like that. To be delicate, it sucked top to bottom, raspberry filling to marzipan icing. Sucked.
Where was your wedding?
We were married in the Chapel on the Northwest College (now Northwest University).
What did you serve for your meal?
We had an early afternoon wedding… we served salads and sandwich platters. Neither of which we had time to eat. We went through Taco Bell on our way to the Bed and Breakfast.
How many people were there in your bridal party?
Three-a-piece
Are you still friends with them all?
Yup. Though some are in different states, and we don’t talk that much.
Did you or your spouse cry during the ceremony?
Yes, both of us.
Most special moment of your wedding day?
The whole day was the best of my life (so far). If I had to pick… it would be seeing how beautiful Mrs. eSquared was and looking into her eyes.
Any funny moments?
Yeah… when we were holding hands at the alter, I was holding hers ridiculously high… chest high. I don’t know why.
Any big disasters?
Other than the cake…. None.
Where did you go on your honeymoon?
Cabo san Lucas
How long were you gone?
6 days
If you were to do your wedding over, what would you change?
The cake.
What side of the bed do you sleep on?
Generally… I sleep on the right. But recently, with the pregnancy, we trade occasionally.
What size is your bed?
Queen
Greatest strength as a couple?
Humor and communication…
Greatest challenge as a couple?
Communication.
What is your song?
We don’t really have one. Mrs. eSquared might disagree with me… but I can’t think of one. We have movies.
What did you dance your first dance to?
The Oompa song (danced with Mrs. eSquared’s second grade class. It was a hoot.
What kind of flowers did you have at your wedding?
One of my fondest memories about our wedding. My favorite flower has always been the stargazer lily. Because it’s my favorite, Mrs. eSquared chose it as the focus of our wedding flora.
Are your wedding bands engraved? What do they say?
My ring is engraved with the ever-romantic: 14K FG
I think it is most appropriate for the re-dedication of this blog to fatherhood, specifically, my fatherhood. I still get a little clinchy when I use that level of directness. So… without further adieu… the Beginning.
Where/how did you meet?
Mrs. eSquared and I met when we both worked at a hotel in Bothell. We became fast friends, and stayed so for eighteen months. Then, I just knew… knew I wanted more; knew I wanted to spend the rest of my life with her.
How long have you known each other?
We met in April of 1992. Fifteen years… wow.
How long after you met did you start dating?
Like I mentioned above, we were friends about a year and a half.
How long did you date before you were engaged?
Again, about fourteen months, give or take.
How long was your engagement?
I surprised her on Memorial Day, in Richards Park in Eugene Oregon. We were married in December. So we were engaged for seven months.
How long have you been married?
As of last December, we’ve been married eleven years.
What is your anniversary?
December 16th 1995
How many people came to your wedding reception?
Around 150, I think. It’s still a blur. Even now, eleven years later, we meet people (I think for the first time) and Mrs. E2 says “No… they were at our wedding… they gave us the (whatever).”
What kind of cake did you serve?
The cake… our one glitch. A long story, but we had an old family friend make it… supposedly a master pastry chef, from Austria or something like that. To be delicate, it sucked top to bottom, raspberry filling to marzipan icing. Sucked.
Where was your wedding?
We were married in the Chapel on the Northwest College (now Northwest University).
What did you serve for your meal?
We had an early afternoon wedding… we served salads and sandwich platters. Neither of which we had time to eat. We went through Taco Bell on our way to the Bed and Breakfast.
How many people were there in your bridal party?
Three-a-piece
Are you still friends with them all?
Yup. Though some are in different states, and we don’t talk that much.
Did you or your spouse cry during the ceremony?
Yes, both of us.
Most special moment of your wedding day?
The whole day was the best of my life (so far). If I had to pick… it would be seeing how beautiful Mrs. eSquared was and looking into her eyes.
Any funny moments?
Yeah… when we were holding hands at the alter, I was holding hers ridiculously high… chest high. I don’t know why.
Any big disasters?
Other than the cake…. None.
Where did you go on your honeymoon?
Cabo san Lucas
How long were you gone?
6 days
If you were to do your wedding over, what would you change?
The cake.
What side of the bed do you sleep on?
Generally… I sleep on the right. But recently, with the pregnancy, we trade occasionally.
What size is your bed?
Queen
Greatest strength as a couple?
Humor and communication…
Greatest challenge as a couple?
Communication.
What is your song?
We don’t really have one. Mrs. eSquared might disagree with me… but I can’t think of one. We have movies.
What did you dance your first dance to?
The Oompa song (danced with Mrs. eSquared’s second grade class. It was a hoot.
What kind of flowers did you have at your wedding?
One of my fondest memories about our wedding. My favorite flower has always been the stargazer lily. Because it’s my favorite, Mrs. eSquared chose it as the focus of our wedding flora.
Are your wedding bands engraved? What do they say?
My ring is engraved with the ever-romantic: 14K FG
My beautiful wife
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