The good, the bad, the ugly

The good news is that the Kid is healthy. His temperature is spot on and his muscle tone is great.

The bad news is that I know this because he's flailing and screaming in my arms while I write this. Welcome to Colicville, Captain Holler.

The ugly news is that earlier today, while attempting to break an endless loop in the upgrade cycle of my computer, and just a few hours after I broke the computer's DVD drive, I managed to erase my hard drive. That wasn't so bad, until I realized that 175 pictures — everything we've shot since getting the camera — is gone away too.

So I cried for a little while, too. But then I realised that some of the pictures, at least, are on my old machine. None of the Christmas photos are there, of course, but some of Alden's portraits and the stuff from the hospital are there, too. And there may be a chance I can salvage some of the other stuff from the new hard drive, even though I've repartitioned it.