What can I say? It has been six months since last posting. It has also been six months since Korrine and I had our daughter Claire and it has been a great six months. Since bringing her home in December the three of us have traveled to the snow, to Disneyland, to the bay area nearly half a dozen times and a LA Dodger game.
Korrine and I have found that Claire enjoys meeting new people, likes eating her fingers and toes and the occasional electronic device and is generally happy to tag along with her parents for whatever they are doing. We have been very lucky to have a wealth of assistance from the four grandparents who live in town and a variety of friends and family who lend a hand when they can.
This week we are sure to put Claire’s “goodness” to the test by locking her up in a Boening 757 for 5 hours and 43 minutes as we travel to Hawaii’s big island on vacation. Previous experience traveling has been good but this is not a car and it is much longer. Wish us luck.
Last week while looking for some info on former Kern County Supervisor Vance Webb I came across this picture of the 1946 Elks state convention in Taft, CA.
Vance Webb is the seventh in from the left. Then I noticed the second guy to his left looked familiar and he turns out to be Ray Bracken, who is Korrine’s grandfather.
What do you think, do you see a resemblance?
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No, I am not referring to the 1985 movie Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend starring William Katt of “The Greatest American Hero” fame. But since I have given myself the chance I did see this movie when I was nine and despite the touching man meets brontosaurus storyline I still have to agree with the 4.6 out of 10 rating on IMDB.
(The LA Daily News says it is “A Cross Between Raiders of the Lost Ark and E.T.!” which are 7.9 and 8.7 out of 10 respecfully on IMDB)
Back to the point, of course I am talking about the baby soon to be for Korrine and me.
As of late my wife Korrine has been unmistakably pregnant. I know this because while traveling the recent Christmas party circuit, people immediately engage in the the usual pregnancy rundown as opposed to the previous guarded cautiousness. Guarded cautiousness is indicated by the prospective baby enquirer starting some casual small talk while fishing for info that will eliminate the possible mistake of getting details on a baby that is in fact just belly fat.
So now that we have entered the comfort zone of inspiring the “Holy Trinity of baby questions” or HTBQ; 1) When is the baby due, 2) Do you know what you are having and 3) Do you have a name, we have enjoyed basking in the glow of being acknowledged parents to be. But of course right around the corner there will be no time for basking or glowing there will just be the demands of parenting, and while still hypothetical, demands I am greatly looking forward to.
Next week this time I will be knee deep in demands and will be sure to update my current outlook at the time. But regardless of the level of distress I may be in, I will be happy to have baby and wife back at home, settling in for a couple decades of standard domestic fare. Good times indeed.
And for those who do not know the answers to our HTBQ, 1) This Friday, December 19, 2) a girl and 3) Claire Noelle Stanley.
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