Thanks to everyone for the kind emails and comments on the birth of my daughter. Several folks have asked for photos and more details…so here goes:
Danica Agnes Maus (we call her Dani)
9lbs. 5oz. and 21" long
It was by far the most intense experience of my life. The only thing I can even compare it to is the final laps of a long, hard crit…with a lap counter that seemed to never budge.
… and like bike racing, the reward far outweighs the effort…don’t you think?
Thanks for reading.
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thaaat’s the good stuff. congratulations jonathan (and to that lady, too – i hope she was there for you in those tough final laps!)
Thanks Todd. Juli was like a valiant racer that just keeps launching attacks just when you think they can’t possibly have anything left.
thaaat’s the good stuff. congratulations jonathan (and to that lady, too – i hope she was there for you in those tough final laps!)
What a cutie! Does she look like either of you yet?
she looks like him; you can see them juxtaposed at jonathan’s other blog: http://just-riding-along.typepad.com/
Was wondering when you’d post that special gem!
She sure looks like you, Jon Jon. Adorable.
Thanks Todd. Juli was like a valiant racer that just keeps launching attacks just when you think they can’t possibly have anything left.
[…] We started out riding with everyone up and over the Burnside Bridge but since Juli hasn’t ridden since before Dani was born and I had to stop a few times to tend to the little one, we were left behind. No worries though, there was still plenty of hot cocoa and cookies waiting for us at Laurelhurst Park. […]
[…] Today we’re having a party for my daughter Danica. It’s hard to believe but she turned one year-old last week. Since I announced her birth and her first-ever bike ride on this site, I thought I’d share a few photos of her first bikey year. Here’s Danica and her sister Eleni crashed out in the trailer with the Fremont bridge in the background. […]
What a cutie! Does she look like either of you yet?
she looks like him; you can see them juxtaposed at jonathan’s other blog: http://just-riding-along.typepad.com/
Was wondering when you’d post that special gem!
She sure looks like you, Jon Jon. Adorable.
[…] We started out riding with everyone up and over the Burnside Bridge but since Juli hasn’t ridden since before Dani was born and I had to stop a few times to tend to the little one, we were left behind. No worries though, there was still plenty of hot cocoa and cookies waiting for us at Laurelhurst Park. […]
[…] Today we’re having a party for my daughter Danica. It’s hard to believe but she turned one year-old last week. Since I announced her birth and her first-ever bike ride on this site, I thought I’d share a few photos of her first bikey year. Here’s Danica and her sister Eleni crashed out in the trailer with the Fremont bridge in the background. […]