I looked up from the floor mat where I was playing with William and blanched to see that the following had slipped into the folder:
These frighteningly detailed Excel spreadsheets and charts come courtesy of my dear husband. Mash together a BS in Engineering and and MBA and you get output like this.
We were fairly diligent about keeping up with the data entry for the first two weeks after we came home from Taiwan. Now that we've got a better handle on his feeding, sleeping, and pooping, we've let the effort drop. One day when William is older, the charts will be fun to look back on. Already, I find it interesting to look back on some of the details and to see how much things have changed in just a week or two, some things for the better, some, well... we're working on those.
Speaking of the most beautiful baby in the world, his onesie in the picture below doesn't read, "I (heart) her onion." Properly straightened out, it says, "I (heart) Cooper Union," Craig's alma mater and America's best kept secret. For those who don't know, Cooper Union is the only school in the nation that offers engineering, arts, and architecture majors an Ivy League-quality education - all tuition-free.
Guess where we're pushing for our boys to go to college?
5 comments:
That is so cute, and I must admit I did a simliar thing with my first one. I counted diapers to make sure he was drinking enough... but wow, yours is awesome!
Oh my gosh, Judy! SO much to comment on. You gave me my first belly laugh of the day with the charts! Whew that is amazing, and funny, and neat and obsessive all in one! I think the chart oriented people just can't help themselves. My husband puts everything in Excel (well, we haven't done baby schedules yet... but I think we charted contractions once!)
And then- WOW- I have GOT to look into Cooper Union!
Finally, that kid is just too cute. William, how could anybody *not* smile when they see you? :-)
OK, that is hysterical. I will have to make Rich read this post. He will get a kick out of Craig's Excel spreadsheets!
OMG! I absolutely love this post! That is one of the funniest things I ever saw...and so smart!
Donna
Mom to Nick
Can we borrow Craig to get some cool spreadsheets on our son?
Maybe it will help his nap time?
And I'd like to see Craig figure out the ratio of food in the stomach, food on the floor and food flung elsewhere.
Rob Blake
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