DVDs in progress
I’m about halfway to where I want to be before I release the next Ian DVDs. Maybe you’re wondering why it takes so long. Well… you know other projects crop up, and really the only time I can work on these is after he goes to bed, or Melissa gets stuck on mommy duty, which happens often, admittedly. (Truly Melissa is a saint, and if I don’t make that plain enough in these pages, I’ll say it again: Melissa is a saint.) The other reason is that discs 2 and 3 are going to be delivered in the same case, in order to save your shelf space… so you’re waiting on volume 3 at this point, sorry!
Is it hard work or a labor of love making the DVDs? Absolutely both. The thing that makes editing hard is two-fold. The first is that while I don’t try to spend a bunch of time behind the camera, deleting footage at all makes the gesture of taping precious moments a bit hollow. And it is difficult to edit out some of the slower moments because doing so gives a less clear picture of the way our lives really are. So there’s a fine line. It’s hard to know what to keep and what to throw out, particularly when you think of the possible audience; say… somebody showing the disc to a friend, for instance. We’re trying to keep them both entertaining AND true-to-life, if that’s possible.
By the way, please throw a comment or two in if you like a particular kind of blog entry. I’m always looking for feedback as to what people want to see. I heard quite a few folks liked the mini-movies, perhaps because they were quick downloads and hastily got to the point. We’ll try to do more of those. Would you rather see photos over movies? Would you rather read stories? I’ve been trying to mix it up quite a bit.
Observations:
• Only real story currently is that we had Ian’s weight checked because he had taken a little dip on the growth chart back a few checkups ago when he was sick… (and you can probably imagine which part of sick kept Ian’s weight down temporarily…) He turns out to be absolutely fine. He also gained a pound and a half in the last month. He’s now 22 pounds.
• This might be a “had to be there” kind of thing. I had Ian in my arms today and asked him if he was tired. He pointed across the gate. I stepped over it and started to head for the stairway. He diverted me by franticly pointing toward the table. I moved a few steps in that direction and stopped. He continued to point and kind of whip his arm back and forth while pointing as if to say “THERE, Dada… THERE. RIGHT THERE. GO THERE.” He was pointing near the counter. I moved over to it, carrying Ian with me. With a great fervor he dropped his hand to point now at a bag of crackers and some “puffs” that were in a bin on the counter. Guess he was hungry.
• We moved the cat’s food to the kitchen in preparation for expanded Ian territory… still in the works, but the cat needs to know early. We’ve learned that about him. We also have shades now for the office and Ian’s room. They work and look great, we’re very happy with them.
