Beer and Baby

Two points of interest. I tried a new beer today. It was Michelob's Winter's Bourbon Cask Ale. Now since I became a beer snob I've poo pooed beers made by huge brewers. Budweiser, Coors, even collage staples like rolling rock and corona. Though I have stayed loyal to Yuengling, that's a tasty lager, or try there black and tan. But I digress, Michelob is definitely in the bad big brewer category. But 2 things made me rethink my snobby opinion.

1. I read an article in consumer reports magazine which rated beers, and it put Michelob very high on the list.
2. While on a tour of the Rock Bottom Pub in Bethesda the Brew master said he like Michelob.

So I decided to quit pre-judging, and give each beer it's due consideration.

That said, the Winter Bourbon cask ale was very good. Almost too smooth and nice, like they must have cheated and added in non beer stuff to make the beer taste that smooth. I feel like there must be a catch. Until I find proof that Michelob did in fact cheat, I gotta give it to them It was a very tasty beer. Erin almost liked it. I will be trying some of there other beers, because if they are all that good, I have a line of cheaper beers that still satisfy my high brow palette.

Baby news...
The kid is getting better and better at crawling. Not up on his knees yet, but fast none the less. all in all he's just a great time. I spent all day with him yesterday. We ate, played, fussed, napped and did it all together. Absolutely nothing special happened all day, yet as he was falling asleep in my arms I was praying to my self that I hope, no matter what happens over the years I always remember the day. It was that unassuming every day of early fatherhood and I feel like I could bask in that moment for a long time.

I always knew I wanted to be a dad, but I never knew it would be this good.

Little changes

Well for me it is just starting to happen. Lots of little changes that indicate my boy really is starting to grow. He is now big enough that I need to change the height in the jumper. When I kissed his head last night after bath time I was kissing a bunch of hair, not a cute little bald head. More than a few outfits are now to small, and he drinks and entire big bottle of formula in the morning and night. I remember when it was just 20mi in a tiny bottle, now it's 9 Oz. Does it always change this fast? I hope I can keep up.

More fun shopping for baby

Yea, this is actually the first of the 2 videos, and another reason why I don't think I can handle the shopping thing. As much as the idea scares me I think I just have to tell Erin to buy whatever she thinks is important, b/c I have no clue.

Baby Shoping

The video says it all, I'm hosed.

More baby, less beer

It starts. I have my first (of many I'm sure) request to cut back on beer (reviews) and focus on baby (updates). I knew it was coming but just not this soon. I'll admit that I have been on a mission to review beers, and my blog shows it, but cut me some slack, the baby isn't even here yet.

That said, here are the baby updates. I'm just now seeing Erin feel some discomfort from pregnancy. Not that nothing has bothered her till now, but she has been real tough, no complaints. I've noticed recently that her back has been bothering her a bit more. Four months to go, here's to hanging tough.

I can feel the baby pretty much every day now. Little kicks, rolling, shifting and such. We have and ultrasound up coming. I'm not sure why, but it will be one more temptation to "peek" at what we are having. Which reminds me that every time someone asks "Do you know what your having?" I feel like I should place an order. "I'll have a cute and chubby baby with all the fixens, and a side order of sass and unpredictability".

We toured the maternity ward at Washington County hospital. It was very good, and a little emotional. I was born at that hospital, and so will my first kid. Add to that being in the room where your child could be born, kinda gets you a little. After the emotions faded, the other lasting impression was the security. It would be easier to rob a bank, than to walk out with your own kid before the hospital says so. It is either reassuring, or unnerving I can't decide which. They put a ankle bracelet which monitors the pulse on your baby (which never leaves you room after birth unless there is a problem), if the baby's pulse gets funny an alarm goes off and the docs and nurses come running(So far so good). If the bracelet get near the doors a different alarm goes off and the entire wing gets locked down. No one in, no one out. That's some serious security. I'm afraid I'll be checking out he baby and the swat team will roll in b/c I touched the bracelet.

That's the baby update for now, guess what I'm going to have now...

Kick it

So Erin and I are hitting the grocery store for some grub for dinner. While in line I decide, just for giggles, to hold her stomach. So I'm becoming one with the baby when WHAM... I get kicked right in the hand by the little one. Erin Looks up at me and confirms it. I felt the baby move. It's the first one for sure. There have been a couple other kindas, but this was a round house to the palm. No doubt about it. Daddy time here I come...

Diaper Dude

Ok, so there were 3 finds in WV today and this is number 3. You've heard of the man bag, well this is a man bag for men that have proved that their sperm are first class swimmers. Yes it's the Double D's of manhood, it's the Diaper Dude.

We found this in the back of a baby store in WV and I gotta say... I had to have it. It's got more pockets than Cargo Pants, comes with a changing mat and a place for your cell phone. While I have 5 months until I can give it a real test drive it looks like a winner. So all you future dad's out there pick one up for around $60, just don't put you Jack Daniels in the Baby Bottle compartment and you'll be fine.