Today, after nearly 9 months of planning, learning and struggling, our iPhone application was launched on iTunes. It's a fun and interactive way to search through names to find the perfect one for your baby, called NameShake. So, I'm a proud Dad but still nervous if my little guy can make it in the big, bad world of the iTunes App Store with 25,000 other applications. I worked hard, prepared him well but now. . . well now it's out of my hands. I just hope people like him and treat him…See More

I’ve discovered an awful truth about hospitals, perhaps care-givers in general: They have a lousy sense of humor. It seems that nurses, doctors, midwives and doulas have to deal with such a wide variety of people under stressful circumstances that they are no longer capable of distinguishing between dim-bulbs and the jests of intelligent people. Either way, it is a frustrating experience to see your comedy gold wasted. Worse, when you’re tired and stressed your sense of humor may be the only…See More

A few people have asked me what it was like when my wife went into labor, so I thought I should write up the entire experience before the lack of sleep causes my brains to run out my ears.Sarah had a non-stress test the day before and our doctor had warned us that if the test results didn't look good, she would likely induce labor. That put us on pins and needles so the night before I packed up the car with everything we would need. I went with her to the NST and to everyone's surprise the…See More

Well, I've finally had a moment free to upload our photos. I hope you'll take a peek below. Our daughter is named Maja Roisin (I've included 2 NameShake screencaptures to explain her name). She's just adorable!