We are now in our own room

So, today the nurses moved Nicholas, Sabrina and i into our own room. This means that we are now sleeping with nicholas as well, that we get to go home monday. I thought that you all may find it cool that yes, we get to take care of him on our own for the next about 36 hours, and that we should be home monday night. I’m working on my writing homework, Sabrina is playing on Facebook, and little Nick is sleeping so i think i’ll let you all go, but as i said i figured i would update you and let you know it’s going to seem more reel for me being a dad. Getting the nights of no sleep, and listening to a baby cry as contrary to popular belief from us, Nicholas does in fact make noise…

My introduction for my Microsoft Access course, a bit about me if you didn’t know…

Our Microsoft access instructor asked some good questions, and i thought some of you may want to read my responses to his questions, so here you go.
Kevin;
Wow, Lotus Notes/Domino haven’t seen that in a while. Do people still use it? I haven’t seen that since 8th grade, and then i was just a user, and didn’t get to look at the administration side of the software at all, and as you will soon see below, administration sides of stuff is what makes me happy.
Who are you and where are you located?
Well, my name is Michael Babcock, and on many social networking sites i’m often known as “Creepyblindy”, i’m sure you’ll understand in a bit. I live in Coffman Cove, a small town on the prince of whales out of Ketchikan. However, for the time being i’m in seattle as my soon to be wife just had a baby on march 5th. Nicholas was early, 33 weeks, and so they have kept us here for a month. However the word came today that we should get to go home in a week or less. Ah, what it will be like to sleep in my own bed again…
Why are you taking this particular class?
I have always had a major intrust in databases ever since i found out that stuff can be kept in databases. I think the first database i ever worked with was my blog’s database, and to be honest, i haven’t done anything with it really. It’s the whole concept that makes me smile, you can put a lot of stuff in a database, write a script, and get that information displayed to a user? Wow. Oh, and well i thought Access might be a better place to start if i want to know about mysql more, as i don’t know if there is a mysql course in the UA system.
Do you have any previous background with database software? With MS Access  specifically?
Well, i do a little. I have never used access before. I however have used a bit of mysql. I run a site that is database driven, and we get about 2-3 support tickets opened a day, and as many if not more responses to those tickets. I have a friend manage the database, however if i can eliminate him from the picture then so be it. I would rather manage it if possible. I assume that mysql is a bit different then access yet also assume that if I can master access, then the likelihood of me being able to master mysql is drastically increased.
What is your aim? (This is a different question than “why are you taking this class?”. What do you want to get out of the class?
I want to be able to learn more about the database concept, and apply this to reel world life examples. There for being able to increase my general database knowledge and use it to apply to website development projects.
Tell us one thing about yourself that the rest of us can associate with your personality.
For the most part, i don’t let anything get me down. Something can hurt my feelings, however i would not show it and normally people would not know that it hurt me. Sometimes i think this is bad, but because of something else (soon to be known), it is beneficial.
Something about me:
Well, something that you can also associate with me is that i’m blind. I use screen reading software, voiceover on the mac and iphone, and jaws or system access n windows. I don’t let this get me down at all, and i’ve attended public schools all of my life, excluding a two week assessment that i had to attend at the school for the blind in Oregon.
Useless Trivia Question #1: what was the last book you read?
That would be “Kiss the girls” by James Patterson, and right now i’m reading “Jack and Jill” by the same author. I now need to find the book that kevin talked about in his introduction post, “Little Brother”, as i loved the monkey wrench books, and have the new one coming out on april 29th on pre order from amazon.

Still in Seattle, with a baby Nicholas update

this is a quick update to let you all know what’s going on. We are still in seattle, mainly because the doctor and nurses want nicholas to do his best when he goes home. They want him to drink 8 complete bottles, about 2 ounces each, before they will let us go home. This is in a day. He got up to 6, and he just had a bad day, so the next day they dropped us back down to 2. He did his 4, to the best of my knowledge yesterday, so today’s goal should be 5 bottles. Followed by 6, etc tomorrow and onward. However, if he gets back to 6, and they try to drop him back down to 2 again, i feel i might ask if they drop him, to not do it so much as obviously he can do 4 for say because he’s done it twice. However, lets hope it doesn’t come to that.
The doctor said that we should be home “with in a week or less, but way before his original due date”, this is april 21st. So, i will let you know when we get to bring the little guy home. He’s getting bigger though, as of yesterday morning, his weight was albs, 2 ounces, 2 lb. in just under a month, not to bad. He’s also 19 inches long.
Well, here’s to us getting to go home to alaska soon.
mike

Don’t Ever Leave

I bought this song the other day and loved it. The beet mixed with well, the lyrics is just, well remarkable. You can here it Here, Smile Empty Soul – Don’t Ever Leave video
Half inch fuse, ready to bite
Never said you’re sorry cause you’ve always been right
Tell me I’m lame every Saturday night
Cause you drink too many and you want to fight
All my life, hold my breath
Wonder what trouble is coming next
Hold on tight through this mess
Sing that song cause you sing it best
La la la la
Hey…
I love it when you’re spitting in my face
The way you scream when you’re breaking all my things
I love the way you put me in my place
Don’t ever leave me alone
Five cent heads, two bucks a pint
I was late with the rent but I never say die
Wet my bed, is it ever gonna dry?
Learned to take your shit with a big ass smile
All my life, hold my breath
Shrugging off visions of an early death
Hold on tight through this mess
Sing that song cause you sing it best
La la la la
Hey…
I love it when you’re spitting in my face
The way you scream when you’re breaking all my things
I love the way you put me in my place
Don’t ever leave me alone
Hey…
I love it when you rip my heart away
When you hold it in my face so I can see
I love the way you bring to my knees
Don’t ever leave me alone
Hold on to me
Hold on to me
Hold on to me
Hold on…
Hey…
I love it when you’re spitting in my face
The way you scream when you’re breaking all my things
I love the way you put me in my place
Don’t ever leave me alone
Hey…
I love it when you rip my heart away
When you hold it in my face so I can see
I love the way you bring to my knees
Don’t ever leave me alone

A question about homeless

A question that i have never thought about came to me a few moments after walking home from the hospital. I had never thought about it, and guess that this is because when we had to do this we didn’t have to pay. George asked me if he could go to Ketchikan once, and maybe stay at the homeless shelter. Well, we found out that they charge $5 a night to stay there. And on the way back from the hospital it hit me, why does a “homeless” shelter charge “Homeless” people to stay the night there? I guess i can’t fathom this idea… And to be honest, don’t homeless shelters get donations? If they do, then why do they charge homeless people to stay there? Doesn’t the government have some sort of program to help get homeless people off the streets? Normally they don’t bother me, but, is it to much to ask our government that is now giving every person in the united states medical, but they can’t give a person a bed to sleep on? Please, leave us some comments.

Why Some Men Have Dogs And Not Wives:

Why Some Men Have Dogs And Not Wives:
I think i like 12 best:
1. The later you are, the more excited your dogs are to see you.

2. Dogs don’t notice if you call them by another dog’s name.

3. Dogs like it if you leave a lot of things on the floor.

4. A dog’s parents never visit.

5. Dogs agree that you have to raise your voice to get your point across.

6. You never have to wait for a dog; they’re ready to go 24 hours a day.

7. Dogs find you amusing when you’re drunk..

8. Dogs like to go hunting and fishing.

9. A dog will not wake you up at night to ask, “If I died, would you get another dog?”

10. If a dog has babies, you can put an ad in the paper and give them away.

11. A dog will let you put a studded collar on it without calling you a pervert.

12. If a dog smells another dog on you, they don’t get mad. They just think it’s interesting.

13. Dogs like to ride in the back of a pickup truck.

And last, but certainly not least:

14. If a dog leaves, it won’t take half of your stuff.

a nicholas update, increased food, pictures, and bottles.

I thought that you all would like to get a quick update. Those of you on Facebook, and twitter are best to know what’s going on with nicholas, however, sometimes it’s good to just update everyone all at once.
First of all, Sabrina created nicholas a website. You can view it here:

Nicholas Dean Babcock

Second of all, nicholas has a goal of eight feedings by bottle. He made 2 on saturday, and sunday he had 2, however didn’t want the third. As of right now we don’t know if they gave him the third one and he took it at 11:00PM. However, if he didn’t then we will try it with him again today.
He is eating 46 CC’s, just over 1.5 ounces right now. And he seems to be taking this good however, at times i think they might be giving him a bit much. At 40 cc’s, he starts to get sleepy and is normally out by 45 cc’s, the 1.5 ounce mark. But, may be they are feeding him enough.

We also learned yesterday that nicholas ways 5 pounds. Yep, that’s right he went down to 3 pounds 14 ounces, however, is back up to 5 pounds. I think it’s because his favorite nurse returns tuesday and he wants to way a lot for her, smile.

Right now we don’t know when we will get to go home, however for the sake of all our sanity we hope soon. I told the nurses at the nurse station that “I hope we don’t have to see you for much longer,” and they laughed and said they hope so as well. If all goes to plan then i guess we should be home or headed home on the first.

Anyways that’s a quick update for you all so you know what’s going on. Keep an eye on 
My twitter
and
my facebook
for updates.
mike

A TRIP TO COSTCO

A TRIP TO COSTCO

Yesterday I was at my local COSTCO buying a large bag of Purina dog chow for my loyal pet, Biscuit, the Wonder Dog and was in the
checkout line when woman behind me asked if I had a dog. What did she think I had, an elephant? So since I’m retired and have little to do, on impulse I told her that no, I didn’t have a dog, I was starting the Purina Diet again. I added that I probably shouldn’t, because I ended up in the hospital last time, but that I’d lost 50 pounds before I awakened in an intensive care ward with tubes coming out of most of my orifices and IVs in both arms. I told her that it was essentially a perfect diet and that the way that it works is to load your pants pockets with Purina nuggets and simply eat one or two every time you feel hungry. The food is nutritionally complete so it works well and I was going to try it again. (I have to mention here that practically everyone in line was now enthralled with my story.)

Horrified, she asked if I ended up in intensive care because the dog food poisoned me. I told her no, I stepped off a curb to sniff an Irish Setter’s ass and a car hit us both.

I thought the guy behind her was going to have a heart attack he was laughing so hard.

Costco won’t let me shop there anymore.
Better watch what you ask retired people. They have all the time in the world to think of crazy things to say. Forward this (especially) to all your retired friends……it will be their Laugh for the day..

why do we love children?

this one is a good one. I got this from my grandma, and a few of them were dumb, but a few of them made me laugh. For example #2, so check it out, smile.

Cute!

        1)  NUDITY

        I was driving with my three young children one warm summer evening when a woman in the convertible ahead of us stood up and waved.  She
was stark naked!  As I was reeling from the shock, I heard my 5-year-old
shout from the back seat, ‘Mom, that lady isn’t wearing a seat belt!’

         

        2)  OPINIONS

        On the first day of school, a first-grader handed his
teacher a note from his mother.  The note read, ‘The opinions expressed by
this child are not necessarily those of his parents.’

         

        3)  KETCHUP

        A woman was trying hard to get the ketchup out of the jar.
During her struggle the phone rang so she asked her 4-year-old daughter to
answer the phone.  ‘Mommy can’t come to the phone to talk to you right now.
She’s hitting the bottle.’

         

        4)  MORE NUDITY

        A little boy got lost at the YMCA and found himself in the
women’s locker room.  When he was spotted, the room burst into shrieks, with
ladies grabbing towels and running for cover.  The little boy watched in
amazement and then asked, ‘What’s the matter, haven’t you ever seen a little
boy before?’

         

        5)  POLICE  # 1

        While taking a routine vandalism report at an elementary
school, I was interrupted by a little girl about 6 years old.  Looking up
and down at my uniform, she asked, ‘Are you a cop?  ‘Yes,’ I answered and
continued writing the report.  My mother said if I ever needed help I should
ask the police.  Is that right?’  ‘Yes, that’s right,’ I told her.  ‘Well,
then,’ she said as she extended her foot toward me, ‘would you please tie my
shoe?’

         

        6) POLICE  # 2

        It was the end of the day when I parked my police van in
front of the station.  As I gathered my equipment, my K-9 partner, Jake, was
barking, and I saw a little boy staring in at me.  ‘Is that a dog you got
back there?’ he asked.  ‘It sure is,’ I replied.  Puzzled, the boy looked at
me and then towards the back of the van.  Finally he said, ‘What’d he do?’

         

        7) ELDERLY

        While working for an organization that delivers lunches to
elderly shut-ins, I used to take my 4-year-old daughter on my afternoon
rounds.  She was unfailingly intrigued by the various appliances of old age,
particularly the canes, walkers and wheelchairs.  One day I found her
staring at a pair of false teeth soaking in a glass  As I braced myself for
the inevitable barrage of questions, she merely turned and whispered, ‘The
tooth fairy will never believe this!’

         

        8)  DRESS-UP

       
        A little girl was watching her parents dress for a party.
When she saw her dad donning his tuxedo, she warned, ‘Daddy, you shouldn’t
wear that suit.’  ‘And why not, darling?’  ‘You know that it always gives
you a headache the next morning.’

         

        9)  DEATH

       
        While walking along the sidewalk in front of his church, our
minister heard the intoning of a prayer that nearly made his collar wilt.
Apparently, his 5-year-old son and his playmates had found a dead robin.
Feeling that proper burial should be performed, they had secured a small box
and cotton batting, then dug a hole and made ready for the disposal of the
deceased.  The minister’s son was chosen to say the appropriate prayers and
with sonorous dignity intoned his version of what he thought his father
always said:  ‘Glory be unto the Faaather, and unto the Sonnn, and into the
hole he goooes.’  (I want this line used at my funeral!)

         

        10)  SCHOOL

        A little girl had just finished her first week of school.
‘I’m just wasting my time,’ she said to her mother.  ‘I can’t read, I can’t
write, and they won’t let me talk!’

       
        11)  BIBLE

        A little boy opened the big family Bible.  He was fascinated
as he fingered through the old pages.  Suddenly, something fell out of the
Bible.  He picked up the object and looked at it.  What he saw was an old
leaf that had been pressed in between the pages.  ‘Mama, look what I found,’
the boy called out.  ‘What have you got there, dear?’  With astonishment in
the young boy’s voice, he answered, ‘I think it’s Adam’s underwear!’

        NOW IF THIS DIDN’T BRIGHTEN YOUR DAY, GO BACK TO BED AND
FORGET IT.

update on Nicholas

nicholas is no longer in the NICU, they moved him to the second floor, i forget what it’s called. This means that mom and visitors can go visit him more often. This also means he’s doing better, so i figured i’de just update you all. He also, acquired a slight case of jaundice this morning, however, everyone’s telling me that a lot of babies get this, and i think all of my brothers did as well; therefor, i’m not to worried about it. I got to hold him, and wow, he’s small. But cute to.
mike

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