Monthly Archives: July 2005

While Michael is off on his business trip to Japan, my Aunt Mary has come to help out with Callum. She’s discovered he’s quite a handful — and also a sweet beautiful boy (if I say so myself…). Anyway, here’s … Continue reading →

People have asked who Callum looks like — his mother or his father. We tend to think he looks a little like each of us, but Uncle Ronnie has pronounced that he looks like a Caird. We unearthed a couple … Continue reading →

A few multimedia files so you can see Callum in action. These videos are from his first few minutes out of the womb. First minutes 1 First minutes 2 Getting a Bath Also, wanted to share a really lovely phone … Continue reading →

Here are some snaps from day 1 and day 2 of Callum’s life.

Callum Parker Caird was born July 9 2005 at 1:33 pm. He was 6 pounds 15 oz, and was 20 inches long. We are all healthy and very very happy.

Went to the hospital yesterday for my usual non stress test and ultrasound and the doctor elected to induce labor. So we are in the hospital after a night of medication, almost ready to start the pitocin. Here we go!

Just a quickie to say we’re 3 days from the due date and there’s no sign of the little one yet — well, except the “signs” of swelling feet, itchiness, kicking, etc. that I’ve been experiencing for a while. I’ve … Continue reading →

I’m trying to set up this site so you can get e-mail updates whenever it’s updated. This is a test post to see if the new function works.

This weekend, we harvested some lemons from our lemon tree in the back yard. The top photo is of our award-winning giant lemon. Well, it would have been, if we had entered it into the local giant lemon contest, if … Continue reading →