I’ve started writing the Baby 101 book, and it feels good. After months and months of research & lists & organizing the thing, I’m finally at a place to begin, and I’m making decent progress. I should be done with the first draft by the middle to end of next week, and then I’ll work on drafting a book proposal the week after.

When I say it “feels good,” I mean it feels right. Natural. I’m doing what I believe I was designed to do (or at least a part of it). I’m writing. I LOVE writing. Playing with words for effect. Rearranging them, mixing and matching… it’s fun.

Kim’s in D.C. this week, so I’m juggling the boys by myself. Kaleb’s been teething the past few days, so he’s had to say home with me rather than go to his Nanny’s. Yet despite that, I’ve still gotten a lot done. I have a clear goal in mind, and I’m taking steps to get there.

There’s a chance a friend of my Dad’s is going to sell me his iPhone. It’s the original iPhone (not the 3G w/GPS, which is what he upgraded to). We haven’t discussed price yet, but if it’s under $250 then I can easily sell my Palm Centro and iPod Nano 3g to make up the difference.

I’m pretty excited, of course. I put off buying it this summer because of the unexpected cost of Kim’s visit to the hospital with her MRSA bout. Couple that with a $500+ ride in the ambulance (which insurance has yet to cover), and you can see why buying a new gadget wasn’t a high priority.

The only hitch about his iPhone is the silent ringer switch is permanently depressed. It was dropped on the corner one day (makes you wince), and has forever been silent. It vibrates, and the system sounds & speaker still works fine, but there are no ringtones. Which is sad, because that’s one of the joys of owning a customizable phone: assinging unique ringtones to each caller.

When I do some Googling, however, I find that a replacement switch is under $20 on eBay. The downside? I’d have to crack open my iPhone and muck with the innards to switch ‘em out. And that makes me… Hesitant. I’ve installed RAM, Hard Drives, screen protectors, etc., but intricate wires in an iPhone? Yikes.

I guess I’ll see how long I can go without the ‘tones before I make that purchase. First on the list will be a simple audio adapter to let me use MY earbuds to listen to stuff on it, rather than Apple’s default stuff. (Thanks,but no thanks.)

Kevin