Two Months
19 Oct 2012 Leave a Comment
Happy 2nd (month) birthday to Isaac! Our little dragon has learned some new tricks this month, like smiling and sleeping through the night on occasion. He’s also learned how to really crank up the volume on the cries when he’s hungry. The dragon must eat!!
Overall, though, he’s a great little kid so far. Here’s our picture of him at two months. Notice the Halloween theme? Subtle, I know. See if you can spot any changes from one month.
I Got A Flash
11 Oct 2012 1 Comment
I bought a flash. Since Isaac is moving around a lot more, I wanted to be able to get some good pictures that stop motion. My old method of photographing him in low light (fast lens, high ISO) is good but only to a point. Any movement can really ruin the photo so the keeper rate is pretty low.
Of course, the keeper rate while I learn the flash is going to be pretty bad too, but you take what you can get. Here are some fun shots using the flash on camera and trying different techniques (direct, bounce, diffuser, etc) out.
– Papa-D
Arrr, One Month!!
19 Sep 2012 2 Comments
So I know we have been absolutely terrible at posting, let’s just get that out of the way now. Sorry!
Anyhow, Isaac is one month old today! We’re going to take a picture of him on his birthday every month for a while and post them in a gallery here. We’ll see how it goes, I think it will be fun.
Isaac wishes you all a happy and fruitful new year. Also, he wishes you many kegs of rum and buxom cabin lads/lasses (whatever your style) on this Talk Like a Pirate Day!
– Papa-D
I hear you like pictures…
01 Sep 2012 1 Comment
I hear you like pictures… here are some more! Dude is frickin CUTE!
(Did you notice the one with him doing “Blue Steel“? lol)
– Papa-D
Pictures
28 Aug 2012 2 Comments
Here are some random pictures from the last few days. If these look familiar, you’re probably on my Facebook.
– Papa-D
Brit Milah
26 Aug 2012 3 Comments
Today was Isaac’s brit milah (aka bris). It was held at Uncle Jon’s house in San Francisco. We had a small intimate turnout and everything went great. Our mohel, Rabbi Moshe Trager, was great: confident, funny, personable and knowledgeable. Pics will be forthcoming as Uncle Jon’s camera was used much more than mine.
Until then, I thought it would be fun to post the readings that Jenny and I read for Isaac. I read the poem “If” by Rudyard Kipling and Jenny read “Poem of Thanksgiving” (Adapted by Rabbi Maggie Wenig from the poem by Rabbi Judith Shanks).
If
If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you;
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too:
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or, being lied about, don’t deal in lies,
Or being hated don’t give way to hating,
And yet don’t look too good, nor talk too wise;
If you can dream—and not make dreams your master;
If you can think—and not make thoughts your aim,
If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
And treat those two impostors just the same:.
If you can bear to hear the truth you’ve spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken,
And stoop and build’em up with worn-out tools;
If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings,
And never breathe a word about your loss:
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: “Hold on!”
If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with Kings—nor lose the common touch,
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you,
If all men count with you, but none too much:
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds’ worth of distance run,
Yours is the Earth and everything that’s in it,
And—which is more—you’ll be a Man, my son!
Poem of Thanksgiving
With all my heart, with all my soul, with all my might
I thank You, God, for the gift of this wonderful child.
I thank You for a healthy pregnancy, a safe
delivery and a speedy recovery.
With all my heart, with all my soul, with all my might
I pray for the continued health of this child.
I pray for him to be strong in mind and body,
To grow steadily and sturdily in a home filled with joy.
I pray for him to become a person who greets the world
With passion, courage, humility, humor and patience.
With all my heart, with all my soul, with all my might
I pray for God to watch over me and my family.
I pray for the ability to love and nurture this child
To provide for him and to educate him,
To understand him and to allow him the freedom to grow.
Some Pictures
19 Aug 2012 3 Comments
Here are some pictures from the hospital. I spent no time post-processing these or anything, but you all deserve to see what a cutie-patootie he is!
As always, click on the photos for a good-looking version.
– Papa-D
Freckle Has Arrived!
19 Aug 2012 6 Comments
Hi everyone!
We are thrilled to welcome Isaac Hoang-Long Browdy to the family!
He was born on August 19, 2012 at 2:16 am. He weighed in at 8 pounds, 1 ounce and he’s a towering 20 inches long. Jenny and Isaac are both healthy and doing great.
Isaac is named after his great grandfather Aaron Suchonitzki. We’ve created a page on the blog to talk a bit about his names, why we chose them and what they means to us. You can find it HERE.
Keep an eye on the blog (now called isaac.browdy.net) for more updates!
Love,
Papa-D and Jenny
At the Hospital…
18 Aug 2012 3 Comments
in Labor and Birth, The Pregnancy
Well after 12 hours with minimal change,we decided to head to the hospital to get checked out. We are there now and we’re waiting to see if they’re going to send us home or not. More news as it comes!
PS – I’m posting from my phone right now so please excuse the brevity and typos
EDIT 9:58pm – Okay so it looks like we’re staying here tonight. Still not into the full-on labor yet, this is going to be a long one. Labor started around 6am this morning.