This column is either going to entertain you, disgust you or go over your head. Either way it's a real crap shoot. Little Mattie Sue is now 1 week old and she is already a very expressive little one. Most of her expressions are a result of her newly functioning digestive system. For me, the challenge is identifying the different faces and what they mean just occurred in her diaper. When you misidentify these faces the ramifications can be a … [Read more...]
NEWSROOM REWIND: From House Fire to Newborn Baby, News in the Valley Never Sleeps
LIVINGSTON COUNTY — It looks like the winter is finally behind us as Josh Williams and Conrad Baker recap this past week's big stories from across the Valley. They start by discussing the house fire and heroic rescue by firefighters in Portage, mention some wild weather and safety concerns as we transition to spring, and finish up with the big announcement of a new addition to the Williams family. … [Read more...]
Dad by Google: Worry Like a Parent
I remember coming home at night as a teen. Walking through the door and a parent awaiting my arrival on the couch. There they sat, attached to the clock, searching my eyes for the truth, trying to uncover the mischief in what actually unfolded minutes earlier. Parents I thought tend to worry way to much. Those were my thoughts prior to this past week. Now that little Mattie Sue was born Monday March 30th, at 2:24 p.m. As the birth unfolded I … [Read more...]
It’s a Girl! Josh and Deb Celebrate Healthy Birth of Daughter Mattie Sue
LIVINGSTON COUNTY — The GeneseeSun.com's family added a new member, Matelyn Susan Williams who was born to proud parents Josh Williams and Deb Mack on Monday. Mom, baby, and big sister Olivia are doing wonderfully, and happy new dad Josh Williams, Publisher of the GeneseeSun.com, even made it through the birth without passing out. Mattie Sue was born right on her due date, making her already more timely then her dad and with more hair as … [Read more...]
Dad by Google: Take a Ride Down a Bumpy Road
Reading this on your phone? Download our new app on Google Play and the Apple store. With the due date of March 30, I can already tell you that Mattie is going to be a drama queen when she does fianlly make her grand entrance. It's really wild, but as we all get antsy I feel that this kid already knows what she is doing. Like I have previously said, this is my first kid. I've spent the first 40 years going to the beat of my un-rythmical … [Read more...]
DAD BY GOOGLE: How to Worry Like a Parent
Google can give you a lesson on bathing a baby from a woman who sounds exactly like Mary Poppins, and can tell you how to properly assemble any baby contraption ever made. How did parents survive their kids' infancies before Google? We are inside the 60-day window now. Thus, I have to figure how to activate my ringer on my phone. Last weekend, we had a wonderful baby shower at Deer Run Winery. It was incredibly humbling, and my fear of no … [Read more...]