More Video....Yes, This is for an Audience of Maybe Four

I couldn't resist. I'm waking up to a whole new world of the "internet".

Ahhh...Content

This is all a dad looks for in a newborn..yawns followed by protracted poops. Jack gives us a quiet wheeze of content in this clip to save you the BM niceties.

Welcome to the Club!

IMG_0168, originally uploaded by Grandetote.

Yesterday Jack got a new playmate and maybe even one day a girlfriend, and by that of course I mean a friend that is a girl. Lola Christine Buitron (pictured here center, in utero) was born around 3PM and weighed 8lbs 8 ounces.

Many congrats to mama Eva and papa Chris!

Jack is here

I am writing this post with a fresh baby in my lap in the position we like to call the "vertical peanut" and listening to really crappy yet somehow soothing nursery music. Just a week ago I would have been rocking to Yo La Tengo and having a Lone Star. Having a baby is awesome!

I realize I'm jumping around quite a bit here in the prenatal timeline, but I doubt the 2 people reading this thing mind at this point.

Here is the ultrasound from way back in week 20. It's all we got as evidence of the little guy, unless of course you count Kelly's massive belly.

Imagine the Girth

We're all wondering what the size our boy will be when it enters the world. As it stands now, the doctor is saying the baby seems "average" based on her scientific measurements of the circumference of Kelly's belly. HAH! I just don't believe it. I was 11 pounds, 1 ounce and measured 23 inches at birth.

And for those who doubt my own height relative to the normal world, here is picture from our recent visit to Japan. I am standing next to a family sedan that easily fits 6.

Nano Cooper, originally uploaded by Grandetote.

Welcome to Our World

This little gem of blog will serve a couple of purposes: update family/friends with pics and news of the impending arrival of Nathan Jr., begin the growth of my cyberego, and really just end up being a waste of time for its creator and the shameless few who peruse its contents.

WHY TALLDADDY? Very little reason, it turns out. Ms. Eileen Smith of In The Pink Texas fame is my cyber hero, and she thought of this name while flossing. The other primary contender was "Crazy for Gravy" which will stand as a hollow shell dedicated to the concept of getting "a little something extra" in life, or lagniappe if you're down with that term.

Oh yeah, and I'm 6'9" and about to have offspring.