Zach Dotsey is NOT a Tar Heels Fan

Our friend Amy Warkentien sat with us at church today.  Milly once again did fine during the blaring music, but started fussing during the message, so I took her out into the hall with a bottle and watched it on a TV out there. Back home I played some Grand Ages of Rome, a strategy […]

My First Father’s Day

As I write this I’m sitting in bed at the end of my first father’s day with my two best girls: my wife, Amanda and my daughter, Milly. We got to bed about 10:00 last night.  Amanda and I held hands and said a prayer, thanking God for the gift of our daughter and asking […]

Welcome to the World, Milly Dotsey!

I’m a dad now!  I have a daughter.  I tried that word on tonight while I was talking to her and it was mind-blowing.  She has great skin and very dark, curly hair.  It’s hard to tell what color her eyes are, and baby eyes change color anyway, but I think they’re a dark, dark […]

8:30 Milly Update

When I went to the waiting area to get Amanda’s family, Nick and Amy Warkentien showed up along with Eli, who was coming to try to get a peek at yet another potential future girlfriend.  I took Amanda’s parents and brother back first, then grandparents, then the Warkentien clan. Amanda was completely different on the […]

3:00 Milly Update

Still not here.  Lots of contractions and breathing.  Amanda’s tougher than I realized. Her brother, Michael, was here but his phone is messed up so he went to take care of that with Phil.  Peggy and Earl Lemons, soon-to-be great-grandparents, are waiting with Karen. Zach Dotsey