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March 31, 2006

Peach Pilot

It's been awhile since I posted in the blog, and a lot of change has occurred in my life over the past year. Since pictures speak louder then words, I thought I might start things out with a photo of my new baby daughter, Minette Camelia Strahan-Ross, who is now 5 months old. Here she is, the Peach Pilot.

Her teeth are starting to come in, so we have good days and bad days with the mouth pain. She loves to grab onto Frank the cat (he tolerates her, which is very sweet the way he ducks and freezes, clearly in pain but also so accepting of her babiness in the way he allows it)... She laughs when I zerbert her tummy, a kind of gleeful kackle most of us grownups have grown incapable of. I learn an amazing amount from her each and every day, and I want to absorb every second and every drop of it - nothing renders more clearly the incessant forward momentum of time then the experience of having a baby.
I've been working from home this last year in order to be more available for my family during this time, and it's truly been an amazing experience. I've been very fortunate to have several great clients who have kept my bills paid and the work flowing, while allowing me to take naps with Min, walk the dog, and also be more available for my 13 year old son, Gabe. I'm now beginning to look for work outside the house again, which I didn't think I would want so soon. I suppose I'm less of a hermit then I thought. I've grown to miss working with people more closely and in person, and being a part of a larger organizational structure.
On the work front, I broke down (there wasn't very much resistance at all, really) and purchased a new MacBook Pro last month. I'm especially fond of the built in iSight camera, which allows me to take great impromptu photos of the baby as well as interesting self-portraits. Although we have several great digital cameras, there's something revolutionary about having one built in to your laptop and at the ready all the time without having to think about it. One of the best features of the built in software, PhotoBooth, is the great distortion filters which allow you to act like a moron with style and grace, kind of like a built in fun house mirror. Here's some examples of Gabe and I. Enjoy!

Posted by dsr at March 31, 2006 12:33 PM