What was I thinking...

Yes I started a blog.


No I didnt do it because I think Kevin O'Kelley is cool and I want to be just like him. 


I promise.  


Really.  


Ok maybe that had a little to do with it.  


Anyway, I have been thinking about starting one for a while.  I really meant to do it after Noah was born to chronicle his life, challenges and triumphs, etc.  I got a little distracted.  Yes, I know that he is 18 months old.  At least I started this before he got married.


Hopefully I will make more than and embarrassing three entries before he gets married too.


As you might have guessed, Noah is one of my main reasons for writing this but I am sure being the nerd that I am I will drift into other topics like football, video games and work.  I know most of you arent interested in all of the riveting current happenings in the world of mechanical engineering, construction and green building but you can skip those days.


So what finally kicked me into blogging?  Noah decided to start walking today.  I mean he has been flirting with it for a while.  He will let go and take a few steps.  Sometimes it takes a little encouragement (read as small push from dad).  Today he just let go and started walking around like he had been doing it for years.  Its really weird to turn around and see a little two foot tall guy wobbling around.  Melinda says he looks like Frankenstein walking.  He holds his arms out and has a pretty stiff walk. 


I know thats not earth shattering to most people. 


I mean every kid walks, right?  


Its just one of those moments that make you stop and take a look back at where the little guy started out and how far he has come.  18 months ago Noah was born a month premature.  Two hours later he turned blue and spent the next four months in the hospital, had a few surgeries and got a really expensive pile of equipment to make sure that he doesnt go into seizures due to oxygen depravation every night.  It makes you realize how much of a miracle even the simplest developmental milestone really is.  Walking is just another small miracle that reminds me how special Noah is.


That's it for the first post.  More to come.