Author: The Nack Daddy

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Poking & Prodding & Waiting

Noon today saw our little guy trussed up a bit like Frankenstein, Velcroed to a table with an IV and a catheter jabbed into him. We were in the basement of the Lucille Packard Children’s Hospital, where technicians pumped a radioactive solution through Henry’s system to check his kidney function. (The speed of the process, they said, would tell us about whether his ureters are constricted or blocked.)

Things got pretty rough for a while, with Henry crying & me unable to pick him up, being able only to kiss & sing to him. Offering him a bottle of water helped a great deal, though, and finally he fell asleep for part of the 45-minute procedure. Whew. Now we wait (again) for more information.

The good news, of course, is that the little guy remains healthy & happy, with no evidence of trouble. We continue to feel blessed to have access to such good health care, and we look forward to finding out more.

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The Mom-O n’ Henry Chuckle Hut

Sure, sure–you’ve seen plenty of the little guy guffawing already, but who wouldn’t like a little more? 😉

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“Beat ‘im!”

The video is a little slow to get going as Henry makes a noble attempt at proto-crawling. Soon enough, though, big brother Finn offers his frank assessment of what to do with the G-Man once the little guy is of age. 🙂

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Random awesomeness o’ the day

Finn-O looked down & spied a Thomas the Tank Engine toothpaste tube in the tub tonight, occasioning this fun little exchange:

F: “Thomas down there!”
J: “That’s Thomas down there?”
F: “Floating around!”
J: “Floating around?”
F: “Knew that… Finny knew that!”

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“Show the Boy!!”

Well, even if I can’t make it to the gym anymore, at least I can launch a little ~35lb. beast into the air a few times to get tuckered out. 🙂

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Happy Valentine’s Day!

Happy Valentine’s Day, everyone. We had a ball today with our lads. First Finny & Dad-O went on a secret mission to score Mom some flowers plus her favorite dessert: red velvet cake! Finn got so wound up from the cake, he was literally bouncing up and down on my leg saying “Boing-a Boing-a Boing-a!!” as we video-chatted with the Liggett GPs. And after dinner, when he heard me mentioning the cake to my folks, he shot me a serious look and said, “Eatitagain!”

Somewhere in the midst of this we took Henry on his first trip to “Rolly slide park” & had “Dueling Snackers” in the kitchen, brandishing hot dogs & squirreling away grapes. Here are our pix (HTML).

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A brotherly peck on the noggin

Finn has always been great about giving the “G-Man” a smooch on the head at bedtime, and here I’ve caught him in the act:

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Henry Nack, human laugh factory

If this doesn’t make you smile, I don’t know what would. 🙂

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SuperBabyBowl

Yesterday (Superbowl Sunday, for folks overseas) our pals Tom & Sarah brought their lovely little Harper (10.5 months) over for a visit. She and little Henry had a good time on the playmat, and she was especially patient as he started making some “illegal use of hands,” tugging on her shirt & trying to get some attention. The poor guy got rejected by the lady, and you can see he wasn’t entirely thrilled about that! No harm done, though.

Too bad our big linebacker Finn slept through all the proceedings, waking up just as the Hogarties got in their car. Ah well; here are the pix (HTML).

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Dental Onslaught

Kind of speaks for itself, we think. 🙂

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Tiniest. Boca. Ever.

Somehow in my mind, I hear Lady Gaga singing, “Ta-Ta-Ta-Teething Faaace…” Our little SuperHen has developed a whole variety of facial expressions to complement his newly arriving chompers (we’re on the verge of six!). My favorite is the one at left:

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In remotely-possibly related news, the G-Man is experimenting with tongue clucking, and whenever I join in, he takes notice & seems to recognize that we’re speaking the same “language.” It reminds me of how Finn and I started coughing back and forth (video) at roughly the same age.

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Milestones

23 Skidoo

Old Man Finnegan is officially just one month from turning “The Deuce” (!). Don’t tell him, but Mom-O has scored a whole set of great Thomas gear for his upcoming party.

Speaking of trains, “Engineer” pretty constantly insists on referring to each member of the family by our railroading handles:

  • Finn: Engineer
  • Dad-O: Conductor
  • Mom-O: Caboose
  • Henry: Little Freight Car
  • CoCo: Station Master

He’s way into rattling off crazed, run-on compound sentences like “Engineer and Conductor hang out in the Thomas tunnel and Caboose and Freight Car in the TV room!”  Super good times.

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And now, Finn tries to tear Dad’s arm off…

Man, this is what I get for slacking off on the gym: My physique has deteriorated to the point where Finn believes he can tear my arm off & is willing to give it the ol’ college try!

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“Hey, baby, check out my playmat…”

Okay, we know this is an offbeat & slightly unflattering shot of Henry, caught at a weird moment–but for some reason we find it charming.  It’s a little as if he’s raising an eyebrow at any floor-surfing girls who might happen by, luring them to the “cat mat” for some delighted cooing. 🙂

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Snoot Pro Quo (aka, “Finnster’s got your nose!”)

Just some typical Thursday evening foolishness at Casa de los Nacks:

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Finnegan’s Rainbow

Leprechauns, Unite! 😀

The four of us were treated to a spectacular double rainbow on Saturday. Clearly our little Irishman got a kick out of it, saying “Pot o’ gold over by Adobe!” The light show provided a nice recollection of the rainbows that decorated our wedding.

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Audio Clips

“Yep Yep Yep Yep, EE-Bay, EE-Bay…”

More often than not, Finn wakes up happily chattering in his room. It can be fun to listen for a couple of minutes via the baby monitor, trying to figure out what he’s saying.

He really seemed animated the other day, so I poked my head in and asked, “What’s Finny talkin’ about?” Without missing a beat he replied, “Yep yep yep yep, happy happy boing boing, eBay, eBay, eBay!!“ Why yes, son, we’re all very happy that Mom has a job, but–Ah! I realized he was referring to this bit from Sesame Street, one of our near-daily favorites.  Here’s a later re-enactment.

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Leo is My Sous-Chef

Tired: Just stuffing Veggie Booty into one’s mouth.
Wired: Having Leo do the stuffing!

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SuperHen!

Sing it with me: Dah, DAH dun dah DAH, dah dah dah…

…Super Henry!!

That’s it; nothing more to report at the moment. 🙂

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Babyslang 2010

Join us again, won’t you, for another trip through the Not-So-Secret Nack Family Decoder Ring!  Recent additions to our weirdo canon:

  • Meat Cigars: Finn & Mom-O have devised a new snack consisting of rolled-up turkey slices that hide a delicious cream cheese payload.  These double at fun–and completely ineffective–telescopes.  Fair warning, though: that usage tends to result in a toddler with a case of Cheesy Eyeball.
  • Beating Sticks: Oh, this one will be hard to explain in mixed company someday.  On weekends, Finny & Dad-O like to go to “Traintrack Park,” grab fallen tree branches, and chase each other around with them. My playful threats to “beat that butt!” have led Finn to ask for “Mo’ beating sticks!”
  • Dipit Cheese: Pretzels being “dipits,” cream cheese (into which they’re dipped) is now “dipit cheese.”
  • Delicious Pocket: That’s how the big guy says “Tlaquepaque,” the name of the Mexican restaurant down the street.  Now we can’t drive by without him pointing out, “Delicious Pocket sign!  Delicious Pocket wagon!”
  • Bonk: Finn-ese for “Cheers,” as he noted during our Thanksgiving toast.
  • OhJeez: Over Christmas break, Finn grabbed some toilet paper and started tearing it with gusto. “Dad-O say ‘Oh Jeez!,'” he was delighted to report.  From there it was “Do mo’ OhJeez; Mo’ OhJeez in the crib!”  It was all fun and paper-pulverizing games until Mom-O found a shredded pile stashed beneath his bed.
  • GatoDipes: Not to be left out entirely, little Henry has upgraded to new, heavy-duty “GatoDipes”–the better to contain his newly crib-wasting bladder!

Bonus: Here’s a little taste of OhJeez. (No real mystery about Margot’s lack of enthusiasm for the practice. ;-))