babies + a vacuum cleaner = sadness

another day @ the office for holly. not sure why finn's crying...seemed like the right thing to do @ the time i guess.

lil' cupid

finn joined us @ our halloween costume party.

baby gate

so we've been looking at baby gates but have had a hard time choosing one.

some are pressure mounted other fixed, some gates open and close others you step over...not to mention how they look, some look like a jail and are really ugly.

holly and I decided to make our own which turned out really nice. the board slips in and out of the grooves depending on if we want it up or not, most of the time it'll stay in there and we'll step over it seeing we're of the long leg variety.

we're gonna paint it in the next week or so to match the walls. not bad for $14.

you're gonna die

what about dave?

finn's first letter

finn's first letter, all the way from nana in australia

where's the money nana?

finn eats real food

for the first time

rolling over

runnin ' man

getting ready for a walk on mothers day afternoon

finns dedication

finns baby dedication on mothers day

finn waiting for his bottle

support the 'red couch' project

on may 24th i'll break ground on my new full length recording project entitled 'red couch serenade'.

for those interested and have maybe expressed interest in the past to contribute to this project, i've set up an avenue to do so. you can either sponsor a full day, half day or one or more hours in the studio. every gift goes to help cover the thousands of dollars this project requires.

if you're interested in supporting this project you can do so via credit card below or if you prefer mailing a check please email me at redcouchserenade@joelslater.com and i'll reply a mailing address to you.

each level of giving receives a gift from me.

thank you for your support
js

support red couch here

finn fotos

rocket suit

mum, dad and finn

mum and finn

afternoon nap

Piano with dad

playing piano with finn rocket

playing piano with finn rocket from joel slater on Vimeo.

A Fathers Love

This past Wednesday evening I became a daddy for the very first time, Finn Rocket Slater was born at 6:12pm weighing in @ 7 pounds 15 ounces. Many reading probably have children of their own but just for the record if you’re thinking that I’d write about anything else 36 hours after Finn’s birth, you’re mistaken.

Holly and I decided as we found out that we were pregnant that we weren’t going to find out what we were having. We had numerous opportunities to find out and most ultra sounds began with me telling the tech or Dr, “we’re not finding out what we’re having”, to which they were grateful that I told them because finding out is the norm now days.

I was 90% sure it was a boy but there was always that slight chance of girl in the forecast. The anticipation of the delivery room was intense; I was working with holly to keep her focus on the baby she was about to hold. Minus a few details you don’t care to hear, the Dr held out the baby for me to announce “it’s a boy”.

The feeling, which many of you know, is life changing. Through the tears and laughter I instantly had a new perspective. I’ve always been the child but never the father, I can now see what it is to love and give to someone when they’re unable to give anything back to me. How I feel towards Finn is how God feels towards me. God loves me inFINNitely more than I can ever love Him.

Having Finn helps me know God in a way I never have before, Finn having me will help know Gods love for him.

it's a boy

introducing finn rocket slater. born march 24th @ 6:12pm. 7p.15oz and 21" long. mum and baby are doing great.

baby gift from pat and bunky

Pat and bunkys baby gift from joel slater on Vimeo.

blizzard

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