3 months

i've been a dad now for about 3 months. pretty amazing experience so far. we've been lucky with Alina, as she's well behaved and sleeps well. the biggest struggle we have/had is her taking the bottle. and even that, it seems, is going much better now than say a week or two ago. i think now we're just preparing ourselves (she'll be fine) for daycare. it will be tough, but Alina will enjoy the friends no doubt.
winter has been a blessing so far. over 226" of snow since October! pretty cold at -11 this morning, but the sun warmed things up nicely. as i type this just before 8 in the eve, it is already at 7 and dropping quickly.
this time of year I feel like a slug. work is busy, and my free time is even more rare and precious now. but I've still managed at least 15 good days on the hill. if the snow continues, what else would I rather be doing? not much. soon though I need to get back on the bike and see what's in store for 2006. the koppenburg on apr 2 is hopefully #1 in the spring. afterwards, as usual, I have not much interest in the road stuff. I'd like to do a norba or two, and a few MSCs. we'll see.