myopic pilgrim

In short, there isn’t one, at least none that I sensed even though I was there for the birth of my first son. Despite being told it would be a mystical experience, I didn’t receive any spiritual revelations. Full disclosure: I didn’t cut the umbilical cord. Perhaps that’s where the magic is. Read the rest of this entry »

We got home yesterday afternoon. We should have picked up Susan’s Percocet on the way home, but as of this morning she has her pain meds. Susan’s mom is here until Thursday. People are bringing us meals six times in the next two weeks.

Thanks again everyone for thinking of us and praying. We’ll make photos available soon as we can.

Born July 17, 9:09pm
8 lbs. 10 oz.
20 1/4 in.
C-section
dark hair
dark eyes
flat nose
no name yet

Susan’s doing okay. Baby’s doing really well. We should all be home by Monday.

Thank you for your prayers.

We go the hospital tonight to have Susan induced, so the new kid should be here sometime tomorrow. I’ll Twitter updates. They should show up on this blog too.

There’s still no definite winner as far as names. We’ve narrowed it down to about five, but here are some names I suggested that Susan vetoed. Read the rest of this entry »

Susan and I haven’t picked a name for the baby yet. I don’t think there are any Filipino names left on the table. And by Filipino, I mean Spanish names, of course (goodbye and paalom, Emilio). We have biblical names that sound too biblical for a pastor’s son (Josiah, Jeremiah, etc.), at least to my ears. We also have a few ideas that aren’t already taken by the children of friends (my cousin’s newborn is apparently named Jackson).

This much we know. Our son’s last name is Skinner and his middle name is Robert.

Our conversation turned to easier decisions. Susan is White with a mixture of German, Irish and other stuff. I’m mostly Filipino and basically a quarter Black. So, what do our sons mark as their nationality—Caucasian, Asian, Slovenian? Read the rest of this entry »