Footings!

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I have never been so happy to see holes in the ground. The footers were dug yesterday and rebar was placed. This morning the county inspector came and gave it his approval. Tomorrow they pour concrete. Early next week the block goes in and framing should start the following Monday. There were a couple of soft spots where they had to dig deeper than expected and they need a pump to get the concrete everywhere, but otherwise everything went great. The soil is fantastic and they only hit a little bit of rock. Things should really start moving along now.

Monkey Man.

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Pretty low key day today. Lots of eating, sleeping, and pooping. He watched some Fixer Upper while feeding this afternoon. Was inspired by seeing another Chip on the television. Thought it was silly that a girl would spend $350k to live in a condo in Waco, Texas.

Doctor Who.

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This creative furniture does not justify the high cost of health care.

Luke survived his first encounter with the pediatrician today. Liz and I did too, which was the bigger concern. He is a little jaundiced, but Doctor Huss said it’s no big deal. Nothing else was concerning and his weight/physique was exactly where it needed to be. The doctor didn’t expressly say it, but I could tell that he was thinking that Luke is already pretty much a genius and will only get smarter.

We feel really good about the doctor and hope he will provide Luke with quality care for years to come. He was very encouraging to Liz as well. We return a week from today for the next check-up. Our trip there and back lined up very nicely with feeding, pooping, and napping, which was a huge relief. We were also on time! So the miracles continue.