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I am trying my hand again at photoblogging...(it takes less effort than writing)

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Leave If You Can

Leave If You Can

The title says it all...I had read almost of all their headlines before I could manage to peal myself away...I was also hungry...

I must work on me...

Lately, I have discovered a lot of depressive and negative thought patterns swirling around my head. In the course of reading "Beyond Positive Thinking," by Dr Robert Anthony, I have realised that there is a way out of the hole that I feel I have dug. The change must begin within me. I know, you thinking this is great...this is what all psychologists say. You're right, but do the rest of the head shrinkers out there give you the tools to fight back when you're back-sliding? I'm only on chapter 3, but the little that I have read so far has helped me tremendously. I have turned a lot of things around in my head, like making myself believe that I am a good spouse, that my son is not a burden to me, and that I can handle my job effectively. I am learning the power of self talk; both the positive effects and the negative, and I am trying my best to limit the negative, while empowering the positive.

Leo's first Dr. Apt.

We went to the Dr. Today and he is doing great. He has gained one oz. since he was born. It's not much, but he is eating well. We also went and he had to get his 2 week blood test done today. He did not like that at all. Overall I'd say he was very good for his appointments today. Scott and I had lunch at this vintage diner he and his dad used to go to all the time. It's called Olmo's Drug Store. They are a small store and 1/2 a diner. The burgers, fries and malt were great. I highly recommend stopping by if you are in town.

Olmos Drug Store
(210) 822-3361
3902 McCullough Ave
San Antonio, TX 78212

Sleepless nights

If you see Scott at work today and he looks like he's on drugs, he's not. He is just exhausted and tired from lack of sleep. Leo did not want to settle down last night. Then right when his daddy had to leave he ate and passed right out. I would love to go back to sleep too, but I also have work to do. I hope we can get some kind of sleep tonight.

My First Mother's Day

My first Mother's Day was awesome. Scott started off my special day. I got three cards and the most beautiful heart shaped glass figure with a mom tribute. The glass heart was so pretty I forgot all about the cards. Grandma also gave me a card to celebrate. While Scott was at work my sister Marjorie and her family came by to see me. My niece Jessica was really excited to see and hold the baby. I got pictures of everyone holding Leo. She brought me some flowers, a card, and a heart shaped magnet with a sister tribute. The baby got a little white bear sticking out of a bag that says "It's a Boy". We had a great visit. Later my other sister Jo came by with her family. The kids are just crazy about Leo. Everyone goes on and on about how cute he is. Scott and I are so lucky to have such a gorgeous baby. Jo brought me a card too. She gave me my mother's day present early when I was in the hospital. It was a silver cross necklace. Leo got a cross too for his birthday present. I got more pictures of everyone with Leo. When Scott came home he started on dinner. He bar-b-qued for us and waited on me for the night while I relaxed and watched the Spurs game. Once again, my day was AWESOME! I loved the visit with my family and everyone truly went out of their way to make it special. Thank you ALL!!!

Mondays...

Mondays bring about a whole new kind of hate at Travelocity...especially Mondays after a holiday. Now, all the idiots that are too stupid to use a computer call in and want to know why they can't get the same deal that was online three days ago...like printing it out is going to set it in stone! I would say that more than half of these people need to stay at home in a room with no sharp objects. Maybe we should give them the sharp objects...then they would leave me the hell alone. The website is simple; if you can't figure it out, you shouldn't be traveling; at least not without a chaperone.

Happy Mother's Day

Just wanted to send a message out to the two special ladies in my life; my wife and my mom. Thank you both for everything that you do in your son's lives.

Crack of the Neck

I, like most people, have the bad habit of 'cracking' my neck when I'm feeling stressed out. Right now I am putting in two 12 hour shifts, back-to-back on less then 2 hours sleep...I think this qualifies as stressed; that is if I can stay awake long enough. Anyway, I was standing at the urinal doing my thing and I popped my neck, rather loudly...it kind of made me a little light-headed. I thought to myself this probably isn't a good place to be doing this and I really don't want someone coming in here finding me dead in a puddle of my own pee with my dick in my hand...newspapers would have a field day with that one!

Life at Home pt2

It's true...Life at home has been very difficult; adding a little one to the mix. Dallas isn't exactly thrilled with the fact that I can selectively sleep through his crying in the middle of the night. (I wish that had worked last night...) And it's fun to see her all excited about her clothes starting to fit again. I guess the nesting instinct kicked in a little late, cause she's been one busy bee lately. I try to get her sit down and relax and she just gives me this excited look and keeps on buzzing.

Adjusting life at home

This is my very first post and I don't want to mess it up. Things at home with Baby Leo and I are going well. It's a struggle for both of us right now. He gets fussy when it's time to eat. It's hard to know what I am supposed to be doing. Scott's advise has helped me a lot. I always go to him when I'm unsure of what I am doing. He doesn't always have the answers, but he tries. I'm recovering well from the C-section. I am feeling better and can do more around the house. I feel pretty good about my clothes fitting better. There are so many little things I can do now that I haven't been able to do in months such as touching my toes. i get bored at home some times. Most of all I miss Scott when he's at work. I Love You Sweetheart. SBC Yahoo! Mail - dallas_mcclintock@sbcglobal.net

Adding an Editor

Seeing as how my wife is now a professional homemaker (and I a homewrecker...), I have decided to bring her on a contributing editor to this blog. Now she doesn't have to hide her thoughts in the comments section of my posts; she can put them right out there in the open (like she usually does). She is as much a part of my life as I am, and now my son too. I know she will be posting his thoughts too, until he can start posting on his own.

Leo Ryan McClintock

Friday night during the baby shower, I received a call from my OB stating that we needed to get her to the hospital ASAP to have her induced, as her toxemia levels had gotten out of control. Once we got to the hospital they started hooking her up to everything...magnesium sulfate to counter the toxemia, pitosin to induce labor, saline, blood pressure cuff, and her "favorite" catheter. As labor failed to progress they had to break her water and attach the internal monitors. After three hours at 5cm, the OBdecided that a C-section was in everyone's best interests...good thing too, because we later learned, the head wouldn't have fit!

Much to my amazement, even after all the medication they pumped into Dallas, the baby still came out fine...no heart or breathing problems. Everyone came home yesterday after a four day hiatus at St Nix Hospital in downtown San Antonio. Mother and baby are fine...