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April 18th, 2005

Mr. Reader, Vice President blogger, members of the community, distinguished citizens and fellow citizens, every year, by law of my time and by custom (or at least starting now), we meet here to consider the state of our little union. This year, our inaugural year, we gather here at BillUnger.Com with great expectations. Expectations for updates on Will; expectations for insightful commentary on everyday life; and finally, expectations for a bit of humor to even things out.

Let us first visit Will and his status heretofore therein. Little William had his 2 month doctor appointment last Thursday (technically he was 8 weeks and 5 days old then, but he looks young for his age) and he is doing great. His weight is up to 12lbs 4 ounces, which is nearly a 4 pound increase since his 1 month appointment! And… he has grown 2 full inches to skyscraping height of 23.5 inches! He is not yet ducking to get through the doorway, but we did have to raise his mobile a link. On the not-so-fun side of things, Will took 2 shots to each leg for immunizations, cried for a couple of minutes, then immediately changed over to giggles and cooing as a Disney poster on the wall caught his eye. Such a trooper! He is also cooing and carrying on a bit, as the following video clip demonstrates:

Cooing and Carrying on a Bit!

The clip reminds me of how much I enjoyed Mister Roger’s growing up. Luckily, Fred is available on DVD so Will can enjoy him as well. Because if you stop and think about it, it IS such a good feeling to know your alive and such a happy feeling you’re growing inside and you should make everyday a snappy day! [insert 5 point bonus here for insightful commentary on everyday life]

In addition to Will doing quite well, Jess and I are also rolling right along. We are both adjusting to our new lack of routines, lack of time to catch up on all of the other things that need to be done, and lack of sleep. Actually, it’s not so much a matter of adjustment; it is more a state of acceptance and just getting used to it. And neither of us would trade a second of it for anything (though the time Will blasted some poo on Jess’ finger did have her contemplating grass-is-always-greener scenarios) [subjective point insertion: 2 for humor]

So all in all my friends and family, the Unger family is doing all-righty. Summer is just around the corner, fly fishing season on the storied waters of northern Michigan begins in less than 2 weeks, and Desperate Housewives has had new episodes for the past couple of weeks! Life is good. So….

…let’s make the most of this beautiful day.
Since we’re together we might as well say:
Would you be mine?
Could you be mine?
Won’t you be my neighbor?

April 10th, 2005

Will turned 2 months old this weekend and I cannot believe how quickly it has gone by. One second I am in the hospital with Jess wondering how everything is going to play out and the next I am listening to Will coo and carry on! Speaking of which, here is another video clip compilation of him!

The Cooing 2 Month Old

In honor of Will’s 2 month birthday, I cranked out this little ode to Will. Keep in mind that I just finished reading Dr. Seuss before I wrote it!

Eight weeks ago on 2/12 Saturday noon
Our son William was born and not a moment too soon
We had waited and waited and couldn’t wait to be
A new loving family compiled of us three

When we finally came home from our hospital stay
Our three-person family had an emotional day
All of us were crying, the three of us you see
Jess and I were happy and Will was saying Please feed me!
But we all settled in to our house and new life,
And I am quite blessed with a beautiful son and wife.

Then time sped up and started to wiz by,
And now 8 weeks have passed my how the time does fly
But one this is for certain that will not change with the rest
With a beautiful son and hottie wife this is definitely the best!

April 3rd, 2005

Will began to smile about a week and a half ago. Well, he was actually smiling before then, but they were “gas” smiles… which is really kinda entertaining when you think about it. Anyway… his smiles started out few and far in between but he has become a bit more interactive these last few days. Which makes things so much fun! Yesterday I even broke out my guitar and he enjoyed that quite a bit – that’s one more thing you have to love about babies – they don’t care how hacked up a song is… to their little years, music is music whether you think it is or not. And to round out the day, Will I sang Puff the Magic Dragon together… turns out he is a big fan of Peter, Paul, and Mary! Whooda thunk it, eh? I managed to capture a couple of our sessions on video, so I spliced them together and am presenting to you for the first time… drum roll please… the Bill & Will Variety 90 Seconds (we’ll have to build our stamina to make a full Variety Hour). Just click the link below to watch and hear us!

Bill & Will Variety 90 Seconds

Will and I both hope you enjoy our little act. And always remember… music is music no matter how it sounds!