the first post

what is this?
Our blog - the family blog - is a daily diary. Although, "daily" is a figure of speech. When I can find the time, I'll let you in on some good secrets, update you on what Rosie is up to (what could be more important?), or just stop by to give you something to think about (please don't expect enlightenment - I'm going on 4-hour increments of sleep for about half a year here). I decided that rosie's website - as cool as cool can be - is too visual. You need information! And this is where you'll get it. I got the idea from my cool online friend Steph.

who are we?
If you are here, you probably already know who we are. We are Leo and Trista and we were married in November of 2002. We are now a family of three. The dramatic turn of events that gave us the status of "family" happened on May 25th, 2004 at 2:29 pm, when our little Rosemarie Katherine was born.


You can read her birth story if you want, but if you are here then you probably already have. Rosie needed a little encouragement to come out (in the form of synthetic hormones administered to me by IV), but once she got started she exited with lightening speed.

who is rosie?
Rosie is 4 months old. One word describes her personality: happy. She started smiling at real things when she was just 3 weeks old. She practiced her belly laugh in her sleep when she was only 6 weeks old, and when she was barely 2 months old she started full blown belly laughs and hasn't looked back. She is a laugher. Giggly giggly, and everything is funny. You can see her laughing here. But sleeping? Oh my friend, that is a whole 'nother entry. Sleep is a big topic around here, and we'll save that for another day.

who am i? who is leo?


We're the parents, but who cares, it's the baby who is important. That's all you really care about, isn't it? Well, maybe you want to know all there is to know about the fabulous people that produced such an amazing little girl. No worries, if you come here often, you'll get to know us.

more later folks.