New Pics

I've put up some new photos of Cooper on our Flickr account today. He's got this thing these days with his tongue. He sticks it out when he's happy, and he's razzing too. I have been wrongly accused of teaching him this behavior just because I played one (one!) game of Stick Out Your Tongue with him.

We've got sneak peak pics of his completely too big Halloween costume. The site we ordered it from showed an infant, called it an infant costume, but was selling a toddler-sized costume. I did not see that part, obviously. I could and may return it, but in the meantime, the little hat fits and looks very cute on him. Take a peek.

iPodiquette

Speaking of iPods, a subject of which I speak often, there's a very nice article on being a well-mannered iPod user on the Morning News today, written by Margaret Mason, owner of the mighty fine Mighty Girl blog.

Where's Bobby?

My wife's recent and extensive illness, from which it looks like she is finally recovering, got me thinking about the last year. I came to the conclusion that I really could have done without it expect for two things: my son and my iPod. This of course assumes that (most of) the people in my life, Lisa, my family, and my friends, remain. But the rest? Eh, not so much.

It isn't that the last year has sucked. Entirely. My last year at work has, for reasons on which I needn't and shouldn't elaborate. That resulted in a year of frustration and confusion that affected how I felt about everything else, which, while not ruining it, has certainly dulled the year's shiny finish for me.

So Cooper and that iPod are really the only two new things I would miss if we hit rewind and started over. Heck, I could even do away with the iPod. I'd end up getting it anyway. Cooper, on the other hand, is the single most excited thing to happen to Lisa and I, and we wouldn't change a thing. But, Lisa was pregnant over a year ago, so I figure he's exempt too.

Why don't we just call a do-over? It worked on Dallas, didn't it? I'll just keep opening the shower door, waiting to see if things changed back to the way they were. Oh well, I guess I could always start looking forward to tomorrow.

Well, Welcome!

Welcome to the new home of Cooper, Lisa, and Branan. I started a website for us at lisa-branan.com when Lisa got pregnant with our soon-to-be son, Cooper. I was sort of blogging, after a fashion, but gave up the ghost in February. That's lame. We've been busy with Cooper since April and the former site never got updated. Well, I should change that this week, basically announcing this site and redirecting our URL. Sure...

So, I will try to keep this updated. With what? Lord knows.