Another test

please go to Faceboooooooook

test post

Let's see if FB stuff is working.

Reviving her buddy

Reviving her buddy, originally uploaded by fincher69.

I was hanging out with Ruby and getting my camera ready for a little pool photo shoot later. She was just doing some tummy time on the futon and playing with her musical giraffe, and I got some fun shots in the process. I don't think she knows what it does, but she was definitely attracted to the shiny thing on the side of her little friend!

Ruby with giraffe

Ruby with giraffe, originally uploaded by fincher69.

I don't usually do much portraiture, but we had a little session after taking her 6 month pictures. We thought it would be fun to add a little prop, and sure enough we had some pretty cute shots. This was one of our favorites, and I thought it was just too adorable not to post.

The New Dad's Survival Guide: Man-to-Man Advice For First Time Fathers by Scott Mactavish

The New Dad's Survival Guide: Man-to-Man Advice for First-Time Fathers by Scott Mactavish
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

Perhaps my enjoyment of this book was affected by the fact that I DID read it a little later than I should have. It basically covers from the last few months of pregnancy into the first few months of having a new baby (which is where I was when finishing this book). While there was some helpful information included, it is written in a style that seems appropriate for a new dad who is 18-24 years old and has never known someone who has had a baby or taken a sex education class. The overall tone is fairly juvenile, and the author definitely gives a fairly personal account of the process thereby lacking some comprehensiveness. Overall, I imagine it would be an interesting read for a young, soon-to-be father who has not had a chance to read any other literature on the subject, but I found that it didn't contribute much to my knowledge on the subject matter.

View all my reviews

Husband-Coached Childbirth by Dr. Robert Bradley

Husband-Coached Childbirth: The Bradley Method of Natural Childbirth by Robert A. Bradley, M.D.
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

So this was basically the manual for the childbirth class that we enrolled in when expecting Ruby. The basic philosophy is that, while medical advances have been great and worthwhile, they are overly applied in the case of childbirth. Childbirth has become more of a procedure than a natural phenomenon. Dr. Bradley espouses a throwback into doing things the more natural way whenever possible.

Overall, I liked the philosophy and the way it was presented in the book. A couple chapters got a little too New Age-y and out there for me, but when it stuck to the logical arguments it was well represented. For anyone interested in having a natural childbirth, I definitely recommend this book and the associated Bradley Method class.

View all my reviews

facebook test post

testing again