Good Night, Gorilla

Can Tai read yet? No, probably not. But he sure does seem to enjoy his favorite book, Good Night, Gorilla.

How do we know it's his favorite? Well, he looks all around at the pages, studying the colorful drawings of the cute animals (we assume). And he stays with the book, cover to cover.

Or maybe it's Mommy's reading voice that he enjoys. She seems to have gotten into the characters quite well, especially the giraffe, the armadillo, and of course, the gorilla. . . .

In other news, Tai went for another check-up. Current weight: 7 lbs., 8 oz.

Tai vs. Tiger Woods' kid

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I met Tiger Woods on a flight to Boston in 1992. I was the only one who recognized him at the time. Flying with his father Earl by his side, Tiger was still a teenager, known mostly just to golf fans and young golfers in California.

I asked Tiger for his autograph and he was very kind, asking if I golfed too. Yes, I said, in the same junior golf league that he once participated in, as if he should have found that news interesting.

He signed the only piece of paper I had on me, a large blank envelope. He even asked where on the envelope he should sign.

From that point on, I've been a huge Tiger fan. And because we're the same age, I've felt that there's been a parallel between our lives.

Well, not really. But the one thing that I matched Tiger on was getting married at a similar age. And our wives got pregnant around the same time. Therefore, we would be going through similar challenges as new fathers, right? It's not like he has more resources than me.

Tai came out almost two weeks before Tiger's baby. I was very curious to see photos of his child. And now that I have . . . I think I've finally bested Tiger at something.

Sure, his daughter may have world-class genes from the best athlete in the world and a model mother. But she's not as cute as our Tai!

Photos of Tai are now online

Tai is a 21st century baby, which means that he needs his own online photo album.

Here he is at the hospital.

And at home.

Enjoy!

His life begins, and so does this blog

Tai is two weeks old now, and he's given his parents (and grandparents, aunt, uncles, and friends) plenty of joy.

His main challenge in life right now is to gain some weight. We go to the doctor's office this afternoon for another weigh-in.

He's definitely been eating more the past few days. We switched to feeding him with the bottle every two hours, using a hospital-grade breast pump.

UPDATE: Tai is back up to 6 lbs., 6 oz., a gain of 6 oz. from three days ago. Yeah.

One of the ironies of his weight gain is that as happy as we are that he's growing, we're already worrying about him growing up too quickly. He'll be walking and running before we know it. Having him fall asleep on our chests has been one of the enjoyable moments the past few weeks, as have been his funny faces, his smiles, his sticking out his tongue to mimic us, even his projectile stools on the changing table in the middle of a diaper change.