Happy Mother's Day!

Just a short post to wish Meredith and all mothers who read our blogs a very happy Mother's Day! Meredith is still traveling with D.J. in Mississippi, so I had to send her a Mother's Day card and gift in the mail. Nothing special, but I hope she knows how much she means to me and what a good mom I think she is. She and D.J. will return, along with her mother, on Friday, and I can't wait to see them all!

Being a bachelor again for the past week, I have been sleeping slightly better without the 4 a.m. changings and feedings. However, I haven't been getting much more rest as the cats, usually banished from the bedroom when the baby is around, have been sleeping with me. The big cat, Wally, has been waking me for his own feedings in the middle of the night -- all he needs to see is the silver in the bottom of his dish and he goes into panic mode.

Like father, like son

What's your blood type? If you're like me (and I know I am!), you have no idea. I'm not sure how I survived 36 years on this earth without this basic knowledge, but I never had occasion to find out. If it was determined at birth, my parents either forgot or never told me and I've never been hospitalized since. I've tried to give blood in the past, but being a squeamish sort, never managed to progress much past the finger prick before nearly hitting the floor.

Anyway, recently there was a blood drive at my workplace and I summoned all my courage and signed up for an appointment. Meredith has been after me for a while to find out my blood type, so this seemed like the perfect opportunity. If Meredith was able to handle labor, the least I could do was donate a pint of blood and find out my own blood type.

Long story short (this is a blog after all), I'm A positive and I am a match for "Little Elvis."