Bloggin's hard.

Ya know, bloggin' aint as easy as it seems.  I started to blog yesterday, I really did.  This photo actually is from yesterday and I was going to tell you all about Zoe's stuffed animal, the JellyCat.  But I got distracted, and got distracted some more ... and by 10:00 pm when I thought: "Oh &*$# - I didn't blog", I didn't care. 

It aint easy comin' up with something interesting to say every day.  Obviously ... by the way this post is goin'.  I mean - waddya wanna know?  Zoe pooped today! :) Haha.  For real though, we (Zoe and I) dropped mommytard off at work early in the AM, came back, worked on our own stuff and then had lunch w/ my manager Rod.  He's totally in love with Zoe, it's cute.  Then we went to the park where we did "the loop" and I had a call with a potential client.  Now we're back, Zoe-Toes is swingin', gearin' up for her second nap of the day and I'm ... blogging! 

We're going on, what, the 4th week of being a stay-at-home dad?  Whew!  I listen to NPR a lot and hear that in "today's economy" (man, I hate saying "today's economy") there are a lot of stay-at-home dads.  Fathers have lost their jobs but the moms haven't so the dude stays home all day.  In fact, I see a lot of guys walkin' around w/ strollers and babies.  What's your take on this situation?  How do you feel about the roles being switched?  What's the first thing that comes to your mind when someone says "Stay At Home Dad"?  I wanna know!  Leave a comment and let's discuss.

Hope you guys are well.  I appreciate the readership.  Stay tuned!  I promise I'll keep thinkin' of something to write about. 

Peace,

-marc

Our Baby Is Still ALIVE!!

Believe it or not, our baby is still alive!  She's been great the past couple days as Mommy goes to work.  And today, with NPR in the background, coffee brewing, and Z in her bassinet next to me, I feel like we have a good chance of making it through the day ... again!

Yesterday was an interesting day.  We feared that ZB might have gotten sick while we were in Oklahoma for the holidays.  So, after a bunch of coughs, a couple sneezes and a few runny noses we decided to take her to the pediatrician.  Turns out she does have a little cold, but nothing that time won't cure.  Whew!  Crazy though, that it was our first unscheduled trip to the Docs.

I was also able to get a few work things taken care of for Red Letterbox Productions yesterday.  My colleague and good friend Brandon Slavinski came over and we worked on our internal agreement, marketing strategies and other miscellaneous tasks that needed to be done.  RLP is a very exciting company that if you haven't heard of you should totally check out.  We work with actors, musicians and aspiring performers to create high quality music, photography, graphic design and websites. 

mmmm....this coffee is GOOD!  I kind of like waking up at 7:30 every morning.  Kind of.  I get so much done.

And last but not least my good friend Jacob Barnse, from our Oklahoma Christian days, flew out to California yesterday and is chilling for a couple days.  Somethin' about a Rose Bowl football game, I dunno.  But it's cool!  I haven't seen this guy since the wedding and it's fun to see him interact w/ Zo.  Oh how my life has changed since me and this guy used to hang out in college... :)

While I'm taking the day easy, I'm still gonna try to get some stuff done.  Then lunch w/ the mama and perhaps the beach later! 

Much love!
-marc

Now Playing: Mr. Mom.

Today starts my adventure as Mr. Mom.  I dropped my wife off at work at 7:45 this morning and came home with my 15 week old baby girl.  We turned on NPR, made some coffee and now as she naps I'm sitting down to post my first blog for 2010.

I thought about making a new blog to chronicle my new life as a stay at home dad ("SAHD"), but wanted to keep my current readers and figured making a new blog was just another thing to worry about.  I will be blogging from here for a lonnnng time.

What's on the agenda for the day?  I'm going to read a web building design book my brother Blake got me for Christmas, work on our 2010 Budget and Business Plan, take the X-Mas tree down and of course play with Zoe.  We'll see how much of that gets done, playing with Zoe might take most of the day.  :) It will be interesting to see how working from home works with an infant.  I'm going to take it slowly, and not try to get too much done this week but ease into being a SAHD, business man, photographer, web designer and blogger. 

If you have a second, stop by my beautiful and hard working wife's blog, facebook, and twitter to tell her how awesome she is for being strong and supportive.  We both never thought we'd be part of the growing statistic of families where the wife works, but we're taking it one day at a time with positive strides.  She's amazing, and I already miss her - but this will be good for us and the family.  We will be stronger and better in the long run. 

Alright - I guess that's it for today.  I want to promise more blogs, I always do - but I can't predict the future.  You'll just have to stay tuned and see what happens next! 

Much love,
-Marc, the new Mr. Mom!