Support your local CSA!

All throughout his time in the womb and up to the milk that sustains him today, Virg has been enjoying the fresh, 100% organic, local vegetables from a CSA (community supported agriculture). Virg got to visit the Whistling Train Farm today and see firsthand the bountiful harvest that is helping him grow so big and strong.

Sure Monsanto has genetically engineered cauliflower the size of a small VW Bug, and corn that will actually hunt down and kill all other types of corn, but there's just something about local organic vegetables that is so appealing. Maybe the fact that it doesn't scare me. Today there was also a fruit share to pick up (2 lbs. of ripe peaches). Time to go to Grandma and Grandpa to "borrow" some ice cream!

The grand scheme of things...

Every now and then we all come across things that make us reexamine what we think we know about... well, everything. Picking up the phone to place a call, only you don't hear a dial tone. After a pause you here a "Hello?" from the receiver and it was the person you were going to call. Having a pain in your finger and deciding maybe you should call your sister to check up on how she'd doing only to find out she almost cut her finger off with a butter knife. Listening to your baby fill his diapers and thinking to yourself, but I just changed him and there's no way such a small body can produce such a large quantity of poo.

But here's a fun one. See if you can put the following four pictures in order from largest to smallest. One is of our Universe, one is the lights of a city taken from space, one is of Virg, and one is of a group of neural cells found in your brain. (Note: This was the hardest blog post I've made as I had to travel both outside the Universe and inside your brain for two of the pictures.)

Cheesecake the size of your head!

One of the advantages to being a baby is that Virg can use the phrase "It was the size of my head!" and it's true. Nobody will doubt him. But in case you need proof. Here is a photo (or digital image for any Jake type people reading this currently), of our outing to the Cheesecake Factory. It's the Dulce De Leche Caramel Cheesecake. The description for this particular cheesecake was as follows (or at least it should have been):

"Have you ever wondered what it would be like to have diabetes? Well order this sugar time bomb and witness your body fight to survive as it tries to process this much sweetness. If you are diabetic, please do not order this cheesecake as you will explode as soon as the waiter sets in on your table."

Team Pabst - Virg Crossover

Nothing captures the pure innocence of a baby as being surrounded by deep fried potato, dead chicken parts slathered in mouth burning sauce, glasses filled to the brim with alcohol, and people who argue about the validity of a plastic bag tax and the difference between film and video. Yes all these things could only mean Virg attended his first official Team Pabst meeting.


Be sure to check out the official Team Pabst blog for meeting minutes and more photos of the big day.

Everything is SO BIG in the city

When Virg learns to write and composes his literary masterpiece that rivals Homer's Odyssey, there will no doubt be a chapter dedicated to his exploits with the ruler of all cats. Dolce!

At first Virg was a bit apprehensive as Dolce was twice his size (Virg 11 lbs. - Dolce 22 lbs.), but Dolce was quickly won over by Virg's cuteness. As you can see from this photo, Dolce couldn't stop looking at Virg. The two of them had many exciting adventures together.

Virg Groban

No. That's not Josh Groban. I was shocked and amazed myself when I first saw this video. Look out world, here comes the next big singing sensation. Look at the emotion, the passion, and sheer talent of this young and up and coming star. At only five and a half weeks he has already wowed everyone in the whole wide house.

'The Cute'

Lack of sleep has turned my mind to mush. As Virg ponders the mysteries of this new world he's in, I try not to black out and bang my head on the laptop. But I'm not completely unaware of what's happening around our household.

He's cute... a little too cute! He's planning something. Don't pretend like you don't see it as well. Sure, you may say I'm getting paranoid (or more paranoid to be more accurate) and maybe I only have two brain cells firing anymore, but I don't think he's being so cute by accident. I submit the attached photo's as evidence. This isn't just some cute little baby boy. Oh NO! But a mastermind honing his power to control 'The Cute'. Yes...The Cute is strong with this one!

Virg... I am your Father!

Noooooooooo!!!!!!!!