So that in combination with the fact that RodYGab will be in town soon I’ve decided to try learning this one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcfTVl_KFEc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgrGG8Iu-gE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjkpFjBNQXg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ucqzz7KrOIo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xi463Str0LA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8VFjxVASzU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHzTGyhTM_w
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdAf8-qAUPQ

http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/g/gipsy_kings/bamboleo_tab.htm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WG6f7TzFXsk

We took this picture of our little Katydid when she was five days old:

Compare this shot taken today, one day shy of the two month mark:

My, how she’s grown! It’s hard to believe that the neck of that t-shirt used to be loose on her!

• http://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/Howto
• http://www.arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/Button
• http://www.libelium.com/tienda/catalog/
• http://docs.google.com/Presentation?id=dc3grrs9_19dn5khzdh
• http://docs.google.com/Presentation?id=dc3grrs9_34jx5634vd
• http://docs.google.com/Presentation?docid=dc3grrs9_140gtxq2ngf
• http://delicio.us/keener2u/arduinoclass
• http://arduino.cc/playground/

And a bit of source:

// AscBlinkButton.c
//Example Turn on LED while the button is pressed
#define LED 13
#define BUTTON 7
int val=0;

void setup()
{
    pinMode(LED, OUTPUT);
    pinMode(BUTTON, INPUT);
}

void loop()
{
    val = digitalRead(BUTTON);
    if(val == HIGH)
    {
        digitalWrite(LED, HIGH);
    }
    else
    {
        digitalWrite(LED,LOW);
    }
}

// AscFade.c
int value = 0; // variable to keep the actual value
int ledpin = 9; // light connected to digital pin 9

void setup()
{
    // nothing for setup
}

void loop()
{
    for(value = 0 ; value <= 255; value+=5) // fade in (from min to max)
    {
         analogWrite(ledpin, value); // sets the value (range from 0 to 255)
         delay(30); // waits for 30 milli seconds to see the dimming effect
     }
     for(value = 255; value >=0; value-=5) // fade out (from max to min)
    {
        analogWrite(ledpin, value);
        delay(30);
    }
}

Bedtime at 7-7:30, usually asleep by 8
Sleep for 3-3.5 hours
Back down by 11:30-midnight
Sleep for 3 hours
Down by 3:00-3:15am-ish
Sleep for 1.5 hours (feed, but no diaper change here)
Down by 5
Sleep for 1 hour
Morning awake period: approx 1.5 hours — usually interested in outside world/objects/being physical with kicks and tummy time here
Micro morning nap: 8-9am-ish
Mid morning wakies: approx 2 hours — usually very social and interactive here
Big nap 1: 11am – 2pm
Quick awake time for food and looking at objects
Big nap 2: 3 – 5pm (much more sensitive to disturbance here)
Evening awakies: 5-7pm

First and foremost this is explicit permission to build a fire — Cool. More importantly this is explicit permission to build a fire and get bonus points for being a good father.

Fire == Being a good dad. …My life is awesome!

Notes to self:
1) Preheating the flue works like a champ! It creates upward airflow that removes smoke and stimulates the fire.

2) Use the “upside-down fire” technique it actually works.

…And for the more literary you can read the highlights from this site:
Here are the five “words” that Pricilla Dunstan says can be found in the cries of all newborn babies:

• Neh
“I’m hungry” The “N” sound comes from the suckling reflex. The baby is putting their tongue to the top of their mouth, like they do when they suckle.

• Owh
“I’m sleepy”. This reflex sound is tied to the yawn reflex.

• Heh
“I’m uncomfortable”. This is the cry a baby makes when they are too warm, too cold, need their diaper changed, or are otherwise “in distress”.

• Eair
“I have lower gas.” This sound is a deeper cry than others – often sounding like a grunt – and is sometimes accompanied by a drawing up of the legs. This cry means the baby probably needs to have a bowel movement, or has intestinal gas.

• Eh
“I need to burp.” This is a reflex sound that a baby makes when it it trying to push air out of its stomach.

Additional resources/videos:
http://www.youtube.com/user/DunstanBabySystem
http://www.dunstanbaby.com/

Above: Note the black Ducati in the foreground. Mid: No ride is complete without ramping over things on a motorbike! Bottom: Oh, sweet Sports Classic. How I love thee...

The new TRON movie trailer — complete with the main character driving my dream mistress, the Ducati Sport1000.

(PS: I love you, hon! I promise I won’t marry an inanimate object.)