Hi Kids welcome to another amazing installment of the UltraMom fun show!
May I just point out, because I don’t think it has really been picked up on yet, that there is a nearly daily new picture of the cutest baby in the entire universe right here on this very website? Just take a moment to absorb the magnitude of that.
Also, purely because I estimate that you are the type of person who is too lazy to click the see linc button at the top of every page, I have included the most recent photo right there in my sidebar. I am such a benevolent deity.
Aaah… And here I thought you were being a lazy blogger. Off to check out the ever-cute Linc.
Heh.
Ha! You’re cute even with a crooked head, Linc.
SAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have a feeling his head is on just fine, and this is just UltraBob’s perverted sense of humor! When do I get to videochat with my baby??!!!
2 years ago today, I finally accomplished a goal I had been pursuing for nearly 11 years and married the girl of my dreams. The longest engagement in history and a long distance relationship to end all long distance relationships was all worth it, and we have now reached our cotton anniversary. This morning I pointed this out to UltraGirl and pointed out the tantalizing array of cotton prefold diapers I have obtained for her in way of congratulations. She looked so happy it was truly bone chilling.
I’m at work and don’t have much time to write a lot, but I just wanted to take a few minutes and express how lucky I feel to have found the perfect partner who keeps me from going off every available deep-end, is my best friend, is totally hot, and is—it turns out—a fantastic mother. I’m not very good with the mushy stuff, but I love you honey, and I’m glad we’re married. I plan to keep on this way for a good long time (until I run off that final deep-end in fact).
Thank you for the nice post, UB. I think you are pretty alright too 
Also you are my best friend. Linc’s being sleeping a lot today. We’ll see ya soon!
Congrats you two love birds! But, I thought you were married in December???
That was just a diversionary tactic, and it appears to have worked like a charm! *BWAHAHAHA*
We actually got married on 7/7 (Tanabata) in 2006 legally, but had our ceremony on 12/2. We got engaged in December 1995 after we started going out in September 1995 so we were in a big rush to get married and couldn’t wait for the cermony.
You crazy people (you and Tomoko and Nicki and Chad) who have two anniversaries. I think you just want to make your various spouses buy you gifts more often. Not a bad idea… Should I feel cheated b/c Mike only married me once?
Short answer: yes.
Congratulations!! I don’t think that I could be engaged for 11 years, that’s a really long time.
Congratulations guys!!!!!! Hope you have a wonderful romantic evening to celebrate.
Thanks ladies.
Jessica, is it? I thought that was the standard. Now I feel cheated.
Heather we have a wonderful, romantic 2 1/2 month old, and I had wonderful, romantic work and a wonderful, romantic dentist appointment. So considering all that, we totally had a wonderful, romantic evening.
Awwwwww.
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That was so touching, honey. What you have is all I could wish for any of my children. I love Tomoko too. I was really happy when you finally tied the knot, but I have to admit that since I actually attended the December ceremony, this date kind of slipped my mind. Happy Anniversary wishes only a little bit late.
I posted this video of Linc playing while I chat about what is going on with us a while ago on youtube but realized I never posted it here. It is a bit old, but since I don’t get tired of watching it (with the sound off) I extrapolate that none of you will either. He is after all the single cutest kid the world has ever seen aside from McCaulley Culkin.
Wow! Great video for discovering the many talents of UBob. Who knew you were such a good whistler?
You’ve got my curiosity piqued. What horrible things were you doing that MIL objected to, but insurance lady said was good?
I really like the video with the voice over. It gives us a chance to see Link in his natural element while hearing about his adventures--a very good format. Keep it up.
Link is so cute. I can tell that he’s getting pretty chubby. I can’t wait to see him in person.
My whistling skills are second only to my knowledge of the cervix, but I have to confess it wasn’t me whistling in the video. It was Linc, we are practicing now and hope to launch a father and son whistling extravaganza roadshow sometime this winter.
As for the horrible things I was doing that destroyed any possibility for future happiness for Linc. I don’t remember them in great detail, I know that giving him belly time was one, trying not to wrap him in too many clothes was another, swaddling him was a third, and holding him when his grandma wanted to hold him was another.
Why is the insurance lady a baby expert? Perhaps insurance ladies have a different function in Japan than they do here?
I hope Linc has gotten the red snoopy by now and anything else his little heart desires. I think most of all he wants to video chat with his Grandma across the big waters on her new macbook.
I think that explains my confusion in the video about who she was. After giving it some thought, I think this is the result of having a good and mostly functional national health care system. It is in the government’s interest to try to reduce the number of sick visits to the doctor, so they have hired experts on baby care to go around and check on families in the area and assure that a certain basic level of care exists and answer any questions the family may have. She explained the vaccination schedule and other important things liek that to us too. All in all it seems like something the USA would do well to emulate. Go Obama!
Incidentally according to the 2008 World Factbook estimated 2008 infant mortality rates Japan has the second lowest infant mortality rate in the world, while the U.S. is in 42nd place, two spots behind Cuba.
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It’s interesting hearing of your birth experience--it’s so different.
Bob, that’s disappointing that they didn’t let you be in the room for the birth. Mike was right there and got to give Rowan her bath and everything. I really wanted him to video record it, but he didn’t even take a single picture. Oh well, at least he didn’t faint…
Tomoko, I can’t believe you could feel things so much--how scary. I was so nervous about getting the spinal block too. I was sure they were going to paralyze me or something. I didn’t feel anything when they cut me open (there was a big screen between my and my stomach so I couldn’t see anything). I kept telling the anesthesiologist that I was nervous I would feel it b/c I could still wiggle my foot. But then he told me “you’re already cut open” and I relaxed a little. I think that’s great that you got to hold Link immediately.
RE: the diaper sprayer… We actually haven’t hooked it up yet. It’s on the to do list though. Rowan keeps refusing any solids we put in front of her (we’ve tried avocado and rice cereal so far) so we haven’t really had a need for it yet. I’ll be sure and let you know though.
Yeah Chenoa, it was a bummer. I’ve got some other gripes about that doctor to, as does Tomoko. Needless to say we won’t have baby two in the same place. Anesthesiologist ... that sounds like a great idea! RE: Rowan’s refusal of solids I saw the avocado pictures, and liked how you color-coordinated her food and clothes. May I suggest peas as another food that would go well with that outfit? Thanks for being our only commenter. We love you the best.
This is partly a test to learn how the new system works, but mostly will be a brief report of what has been going on recently, and I’ll include some bonus pictures of Linc. (Sorry we have not been putting enough pictures up.) 
UltraBob and I are finally getting settled into our new life back in our new house with our F.N.G.* It’s been 2 months since Linc was born and my body has adjusted to being a mother which means I wake up every three hours to cute little hungry moans. Also my body has mostly healed and gone back to normal, but the scar still hurts when it rains and occasionally if I strain too much.
I’d like to apologize once again that we have been largely incommunicado and inputtinguppicturesacado. As Bob posted earlier we’ve gotten a new blogging system which includes, if you have not noticed it yet, a new section called See Linc which contains photos of Linc (though we are still working on getting them up how we want them). The coolest thing about it is that I can mail in photos that I take on my cellular phone and they are automatically added to the moblog section of the gallery. I plan to try to add to that section daily.
You will also see Ultracast #107 coming out soon. We recorded it 2-4 weeks ago (not remembering right now), so it is a bit out of date, but we’ve been busy, and it is taking a while for Bob to completely get the new site set up for it between going to work, watching Linc, and playing his blasted video games. 
I’ve been with Linc for 2 months now, and especially recently I’ve been noticing that he is growing quickly and looks different every day. 
Last month he was just eating sleeping crying and pooping. He was basically the cutest eating sleeping pooping doll one could buy, but now he is developing feelings and his personality is starting to shine through. He speaks nearly constantly in a language of coos, gasps, groans, and sighs, and LOVES IT when we talk back.
Today he received a package from his Auntie Keiko which included a 
cheese mouse that plays a little song and looks around for the cat while scampering away with his cheese. Linc was happy with his new toy, grinning at it, until the mouse had the nerve to start playing his music. Then we had a terrified young man on our hands. Now, as promised, here are new, never before published photos of Linc.:
* Freaking (cute) New Guy
Now that is what I call a cute mouse!!!
Hmmmm screaming Linc looks like screaming Elliot except Elliot can manage to go bright red too.
I love the photo of the scream!!
Baby photos are like pr0n for me at the moment. Can’t get enough of them.
I love this post! UltraGirl, you are a terrific writer and have an delicious sense of humor. Of course, I cannot get enough of news/and or pics of little Linc.
With his trusty bowler hat
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It was very nice talking with you two on video chat. Hope we can have time to do it more often. Linc wants to talk to Grandma and Grandpa in the U.S. too!