My son, Wyatt Anthony, was born on September 8th, 2022 at 9:50AM.
He is now two months old. He's quite a handful. He has grown a lot in the
last two months. He was 6lbs 8oz when he was born and at his two month
checkup he weighed in at 11lbs 10oz. It's crazy to think that in just two
months, sixty days, he has almost doubled his weight. I thought it was wild
when, at his first checkup, he had put on 20% of his total body weight in just
two weeks. But having doubled one's weight is just crazy to think about.
That would be equivalent to my 200lb frame becoming 400lbs by January 2023.
It's no wonder he was able to roll over and now he can't; that's a lot of
extra chunk to move around.
I've enjoyed having time off work. It's, for better or worse, caused me to
re-evaluate what I want to do with my life. I think in an ideal world I'd
quit my job and start building furniture full time. At least, that's what I
say now... Trouble with that is two fold. First off, I prefer working with
hand tools and practicing the craft using the "old" ways. I feel more
connected to my work when I do things this way. Unfortunately, that means I'm
spending more time on every piece that I make and, in a world where time is
money, I'm spending a lot more money making a piece than I could ever hope to
get back from it in dollars. The second problem is that people no longer
value well made, though expensive, pieces of furniture. Fast fashion has
taken over society in more places than just clothing. I hope that one day
we'll see a return to sanity but until then, I think I'm stuck with it as a
hobby.
