We had a great Thanksgiving, full of family and fantastic food. It was the E-man’s first Thanksgiving, and I hope we have many more just like it. A little over a year ago, as we were enjoying the bliss of expecting a baby, my wife bought a onesie she found at BabiesR’Us. It says “My First Thanksgiving”, and more than once we would take it out of the closet in the nursery and talk about how much fun his first Thanksgiving would be.



It’s truly amazing how much stuff a 17 pound baby can add to the list of necessities for an overnight stay. There’s clothes, bottle supplies, formula, sippy cups, diaper changing equipment, diapers, wipes, a pack-n-play for sleeping (which he wouldn’t use), his exersaucer, his highchair, a camcorder, a camera, extra clothes for Mom and Dad just in case, and undoubtedly other things I’m too tired to recall. This tiny baby, 8 pounds smaller than the turkey my mother cooked for dinner, has quadrupled the amount of things I have to pack into our car!! I have no idea how we’re going to manage Christmas!!