Archive for May, 2003

Greetings from Japan

Monday, May 19th, 2003

Saori, Akio, Miho, and Hiro-Hiro-Hirotoshi send their greetings to our new son! The Ogawa-Shirakawa-Ohashi clan are good friends of ours who live in Japan.

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3-day checkup

Friday, May 16th, 2003

Malcom was born at Ballard Swedish hospital which has, among other things, an included return visit at 3 days of age. The nurse checked in with us about breastfeeding, how Beth is feeling, his diaper activity, and his wieght.

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Bathtime

Friday, May 16th, 2003

Malcolm got his first bath today. We never got around to it at the hospital and for some reason he was pretty clean after the birth. The best part was getting rid of his mini-dreadlocks.

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Home from the hospital

Thursday, May 15th, 2003

On Wednesday we came home from the hospital with our new baby. It felt really good to come home–familiar surroundings, our own bed, and most of all it just felt like we were finally our own family.

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Malcolm Robert Andersen

Wednesday, May 14th, 2003

He’s here! The boy showed up Tuesday morning and is absolutely perfect (in my unbiased opinion). Since he arrived there has been much crying, little sleep, and amazement all around. I never really knew what it would be like when he finally arrived. He’s my son, and I’m so glad he’s here!

Malcolm is here!
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Biodiesel

Friday, May 9th, 2003

I recently bought a car that’s running on biodiesel (more to come on that). I found there is a serious lack of merchandise for people who want to advertize that they are driving a biodiesel car. So, I created a few things and put them up for sale at CafePress. Here’s a sample: