5/3/2010
Tonight at dinner Brigs was telling us about a book he read at school. I always ask the boys how their day was and what they learned at school, the default answer is usually, “I forgot.” But with a little follow-up he explained many things about his day—and then he got interrupted. And I swear this is some genetic trait in my family, because true to Muirhead form he said, “Can I start over?” I had to really bite my cheeks and hold in my laughter (though Daria and I shared a knowing smirk) because this is classic Brigs.
It also really reminded me of growing up with my sister Elizabeth, she had to be heard from start to finish without interruption. My mom seems to have the same trait, although I can’t decide if she is getting better at tolerating interruptions or getting worse. I’m also told that I would routinely throw out schoolwork once I had committed a single error on the page (something I outgrew, or maybe computers have helped with).
It’s fun to notice your kids behaviours and relate it generationally. We even have a phrase for this in the family, coined by my father, the aptly named: reveling in your idiosyncrasies. I love my Brigs, and his desire to be heard.
5/1/2010
I’ve become aware that I haven’t been writing here very often. So what have I been doing instead? Mostly reading elsewhere and occasionally tweeting on twitter, with a very small sliver of facebook. I don’t find twitter to be a particular inviting medium for fleshing out thoughts, but it is great for cutting to the heart of them. Twitter is also great for discovering things across the web and for checking in on a current hot topic. I think it’s also great for doling out links to things you find interesting. I think if I was a major thought leader or personality it would become even more useful.
I like blogging for its vastness. I can be as short or as long as I wish. However, I think I may need to create a place to write about my non-personal endeavours. A place to write about dentistry and a place to write about technology. If I was writing about those topics perhaps I would become addicted to writing on all of my blogs more often. Perhaps I can persuade my brother to create a smoking design for my existing domain portfolio. I really like his new design for my sister-in-law, Katie. There was a time when I would do it myself, but I’ve lost the drive for now.
Not a very interesting reacquainting for you, dear reader, but it’s a start back for me.
10/12/2009
We spent Canadian thanksgiving in Calgary this year, surrounded by our families. We had two wonderful dinners with tasty fare and desserts. My parents graciously welcomed us into their home to stay. A highlight was playing Rockband: The Beatles with Dylan and my Dad. I consider the Beatles the greatest band of all time, so it is fun to enjoy their music. The animation and illustrations bring the music to life and remind me of the Cirque de Soleil performance I saw in Las Vegas two years ago. I highly reccomend playing the game especially with a baby boomer. I also really enjoyed attending church and the lessons were interesting and inspiring.
8/30/2009
Everyone wants to know what we are naming our baby girl. I’ve always been reluctant to really tell anyone what we are naming our children until they are born. Mainly because I’m not really interested in anyone’s opinion on the matter, particularly defending the choice. I don’t mind hearing what names people like in general but I really don’t like hearing the unsolicited phrase “You should name her…” Because Daria and I are going to name her and not anyone else. It’s a basic parental right, if I’m lost I’ll ask for help (who knows I might just need it!). We do have a list. Now we just have to shorten it. This all probably sounds harsh but it is actually just a part of my other policy on names that of claiming and sharing names. I’ll sum it up: Don’t tell me what you plan to or might name your kids unless you don’t mind me using the name too, cuz I just might. I’m happy to hear what names you love but it’s not like calling shotgun (which I do support btw). I love talking names but it’s terrible talking names when your pregnant or want to be pregnant or anyone involved in the conversation falls in the same category. It tends to get emotionally charged. So for now she shall remain nameless!
8/29/2009
Due to a new policy at our local radiology clinic and a very miserable radiologist tech we were unable to find out the sex of our baby. Unfortunately I had to miss the ultrasound or I would have just interpreted it myself. So instead we decided to get a private ultrasound done on our vacation in Palm Springs. What a nice place too! They projected the ultrasound on a huge theater style screen and had huge comfy couches for our whole family to sit on. The tech was fun and personable. She went hunting for the sex right away and told us that we were having our first girl! Then we got to see precious 4D footage of her moving and yawning and her cute little body and face.
Wow. I’m incredibly excited and just love telling everyone. The more people I tell the more real it feels because at this point I can’t even imagine what having a little girl is like. I’m really interested to see how it changes the dynamics in our family. I’m curious to feel what it’s like to love a little girl and be her dad with all the spectrum of emotions. I love my boys so much its hard to imagine anything different. Maybe it will be the same? I’m sure it will be different. Perhaps I’ll be insufferably doting! The exciting part is all of my siblings are also having children right now, so we will have 4 cousins all within a year of one another. Crazy and wonderful!
