Thanksgiving Weekend, Nov 26-27, 2005: We decided to take our very first out-of-town trip as a family. As our destination we selected one of our favorite places: Ventura Beach. It’s only an hour’s drive from Santa Clarita, a straight shot north on highway 126, including a pit stop at one of the fruit stands along [...]
Archive for November, 2005
Tony’s Birthday in Ventura
Posted in Personal on November 29, 2005 | Leave a Comment »
Growing a Family – God’s Way
Posted in Personal on November 24, 2005 | 10 Comments »
Thanksgiving Day, November 24, 2005: Four years ago today Zuzana and Tony were married at Blessed Kateri Church in Santa Clarita, California. Today we are celebrating both our four year wedding anniversary and also our first Thanksgiving as a family of three. Check out our Thanksgiving Photos. They say parenting is one of the greatest [...]
The Happiest Baby
Posted in Personal on November 17, 2005 | 2 Comments »
Even though my wife and I got pregnant fairly early in the year, we were still both working and focused on all the things that made up our lives. It wasn’t until August that we really started to prepare for our birth in earnest, when we began our Bradley classes. We had no idea the [...]
Lessons Learned (a.k.a. 20-20 hindsight)
Posted in Personal on November 8, 2005 | 1 Comment »
So enough theory. What about our experience of labor and delivery? What was it like? What did we do right? What did we learn? What would we do differently? Here is a quick rundown of what happened: Friday November 5th 9:00 pm Zuzana’s parents arrive from Slovakia 9:05 pm Zuzana’s water (amniotic fluid) starts to [...]
Birthing a Bradley Baby
Posted in Personal on November 7, 2005 | 1 Comment »
Now that Kerrigan has arrived safe and sound and is fast asleep in his hospital crib, I would like to take a moment to tell you about the manner in which he made his appearance. That is, I want to share with you our experience of natural childbirth using the Bradley method (www.bradleybirth.com). Have a [...]
Unto Us a Child is Born
Posted in Personal on November 6, 2005 | Leave a Comment »
What better time to start a web site and blog than the birth of our first child, Kerrigan John Sneed, on Sunday, the 6th of November, 2005, at 2:41 am? It is a time of new beginnings, a time to pause, take stock and reflect. A time of change, bringing life and hope and a [...]
