August 12, 2007

A baby boy!

Baby_boy_4 I'm thrilled to let you know that, as of 1:51 p.m. yesterday, my wife delivered a healthy baby boy at 39.43158° N, 123.79994° W.

As a result, you'll probably see a drop in posting frequency for at least a couple of weeks. I'll try to continue covering the big stories and letting you know when reviews of new GPS units like the eTrex H-series show up. Comment approval may be slow, and I probably won't be responding to many, but things will soon return to normal. EDIT: Oops, meant to say I have a couple of posts stored up too.

Can't wait to take the little tyke geocaching!

Aug 12, 2007 6:32:27 PM

5 Comments

Mike Sherwood

Rich

Congratulations to you and your wife on the birth of your son!

Posted by: Mike Sherwood | August 13, 2007 at 08:07 AM

Philip

Happy Birthday!!!
My son is now a bit older than one year and I can't believe how fast time went since he was born.
Enjoy the time off work and all the best!!

Posted by: Philip | August 13, 2007 at 10:55 AM

Caitlin

Congrats! Hope mama is doing as well is the baby is. Hope your son enjoys caching with you just as much as mine enjoys caching with me. Just gotta be careful of letting them discover the skirtlifter micros or you'll find yourself having to check every light on the way to the store from the parking lot when your son hits about 1 and a half :P.

Posted by: Caitlin | August 13, 2007 at 11:24 AM

Zack

Congratulations.

Posted by: Zack | August 18, 2007 at 03:03 AM

LAprGuy

Congrats from the Magellan PR team!

Posted by: LAprGuy | August 20, 2007 at 12:40 PM

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