Sasha is literally assuming a mother's role with Mack. We knew she'd be great, but as always she's blown away our high expectations. She snaps to attention and runs to Mack's side whenever he makes a peep. She is super gentle and loves to lick his little toes (although he's not wild about that treatment). During the night, she gets up for all the feedings and patiently sits at Katie's feet. When Katie heads back to bed, Sasha heads to her bed as well, right next to Mack's crib. She's such a sweet dog. She's really struggling with her sleep schedule though. It's tough to make up those late night hours when you already sleep through daylight hours!
Mack regularly falls asleep mid feedings...
The Entertainment Marketing group out at EA's Bay Area office sent a really cute Burt's Bees gift basket that included this bear. Mack digs the stripes, so they were fast friends. BTW, the outfit Mack is in is a preemie size, but it's still falling of him.
Man, this kid is so tiny right now. The Tiburon folks have been really nice and bring meals to our door every night. Phil Holt was up last night (the fresh potato leak soup was incredible), he laughed that it's hard to believe this little guy will likely be bigger than dad someday. Even harder to believe when you see the weight I'll be putting on with people delivering food to my door daily... :-)
Those Goedde boys have HUGE hands! :-) Seriously, this was gonna be a damn big kid if he went full term. His hands and feet are like a Great Dane puppy.
Katie and I had a great moment last night while we were watching football. My family has a fun tradition of using the book The Secret Language of Birthdays to try to "pick" baby's birthdays. It started with my niece Katie (who started HIGH SCHOOL last week, WTH?). I found this book that has a two page personal profile for every day of the year. Many of you have seen this book because it's been on my coffee table for years and is regularly broken out at parties. It's amazing how accurate this thing typically is (the motto for my birthday is "the day of the unsolicited opinion"). Anyway, we'd spent nights reading the profiles around Mack's original due date of 10/9 and weren't wild about any of them. In all of this week's action, we kinda forgot to look up the 9/3 birthday. Here are the key portions of that entry that we found last night(reprinted without permission of course, don't tell)...
The Day Of the Mold Breakers.
People born on Sept 3rd are not always what they seem. Although they can impress others as quiet and tractable, no one who has ever tried to take advantage of a Sept 3rd person will forget the result. Those born on this day have a steel-like armor the seals them off from all forms of flattery and vampirism. They may appear gentle, even a bit soft, but they will insist on being treated honorably and fairly, and vigorously resist efforts to push them around.
Because their work is often visionary in nature, exceptional people born on this day can be way ahead of their time, and must understand if others are slow to approve of their methods. Fortunately, most of these mold breakers display great patience, as well as confidence in the value of their work. Thus, they are well equipped to endure years without recognition while continuing on with their endeavors. Their path to wider acceptance can be made a bit smoother if they take the time to explain to others in everyday language what their objectives are and how they intend to get there.
Sept 3rd people of all abilities gravitate to action and controversy. They are often quite rebellious against the systems in which they must operate, particularly when they feel misunderstood. Both their buoyant optimism and temperamental nature have to be kept under control. Developing emotional consistency and strong willpower is essential for their success in life.
The Meditation for 9/3 is "Hear what others say to you, but remain in tune with your own inner voice"
There is a ton of other content in the profile that y'all can look up yourselves (I'm tired of typing), but it was a cute scene as Katie and I are crying our eyes out on the couch, while Mack sleeps and Sasha licks Katie's tears away like the concerned mom she's become.
We're so excited to see what life has in store for little Mack...
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