The Adventures of David, Elizabeth, Leif and Orion http://david.dishmans.net Our Life in Metropolis with Sam and Marley Sun, 28 Feb 2010 03:03:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This Just In O Sleeps 9!!! At 7:03 this morning, Elizabeth Dishman was roused by the waking cries of her almost 9-week old son, Orion, who, according to reliable sources, went to sleep at 10pm the previous night, eclipsing his own record of 7 hours of continuous nighttime sleep.  "I couldn't believe it," said ... http://david.dishmans.net/2010/02/27/this-just-in/ Fu Manwho? http://david.dishmans.net/2010/02/13/fu-manwho/ More… So this is me making up for the lack of baby pictures of the 2nd child in MY family...you guessed it: moi.  Although I'm not complaining--now that I have two children I understand the tendency to over-pic the first and under-pic the second...the unbelievable disparity in the amount of time, ... http://david.dishmans.net/2010/02/10/more/ Bathroom humor Just caught a cute Orionic smile, and a couple from Leif too... http://david.dishmans.net/2010/02/03/bathroom-humor/ Portrait of a Newly Doubled Mommy Let's be honest.  Early motherhood can feel like a DISASTER.  Some people refer to the first 3 months of life with a newborn as the 4th Trimester (I'm always itching to say Quadrimester but let's not be legalistic...).  You ramp up in your pregnancy to the final, painful climax ... http://david.dishmans.net/2010/01/29/portrait-of-a-newly-doubled-mommy/ 12 days of Orion Ok, I guess it takes having another bebe to get me back on the blog... James Orion Dishman--Born 12.27.09--9 lbs. 2 oz. Here are some shots from our first 12 days as 4: http://david.dishmans.net/2010/01/08/12-days-of-orion/ #1 is 3 The viking had his 3rd birthday this week. Some of the highlights include: The ultimate NYC Transit-themed series of cakes ... An Orange F train and a Dark Green 4 Train ... A party... And a new bike! http://david.dishmans.net/2009/11/20/1-is-3/ The Viking is well on his way to this http://niemann.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/07/01/the-boys-and-the-subway/ http://david.dishmans.net/2009/09/17/the-viking-is-well-on-his-way-to-this/ Things a 2-year-old does on a really rainy day Gets a new raincoat.   Learns that rain falls from the sky. http://david.dishmans.net/2009/04/22/things-a-2-year-old-does-on-a-really-rainy-day/ Things a 2-year-old does when it starts to feel like Spring Walks with his hands in his pockets, staring at the ground.   Lies in the warm sand at the beach.   Samples warm sand at the beach.   Sees beautiful trees in the setting sunlight.     http://david.dishmans.net/2009/04/21/things-a-2-year-old-does-when-it-starts-to-feel-like-spring/