Jonathan Gnagy's Blog

It’s been a while, but I’m still here. Alive and well. Job’s been going great, and my baby girl is growing like a weed. More like a beautiful rose. Either way, I’m pretty happy.

I’m still doing plenty of development, especially in JRuby and, believe it or not, Java. The little bit of Java development I’ve been doing lately has made me appreciate Ruby that much more.

Since my last post, I’ve gotten a new laptop (13" MacBook Pro), got a Motorola Droid (the original) (and I rooted it and installed UltimateDroid on it), and I’m back to using a Mac at work again.

I’ve got to start working on some additional features on my blog, like facebook integration, since I’ve been using that a lot more lately. Like I said in a previous post, facebook is much more fun when you have friends. Now that I’ve got a few on there, it’s pretty nice.

Here’s a picture of Marissa showing off which team she is hoping will win. I’m like her in that I’m not really a big fan of the Saints, so we’ll both be cheering with the Cardinals win.

If you want to see a bigger version of the image, check out the Media Section of my blog.

My wife gave birth to my daughter, Marissa Wendy Gnagy, yesterday (12/22/2009) at about 4AM. I can’t believe how much of a life changing experience it would be. I tried to mentally prepare myself, but I wasn’t even close. I’m just ecstatic. Here’s a picture I took while holding her (luckily we got her to sleep for a little while). She’s my little angel.

I’m very excited that my baby is almost here. I know its going to be very difficult in almost every way imaginable, but I know it will all be worth it. I can’t wait to tell my baby everything I know. At first, I wasn’t really sure if I was ready to be a father yet, but I’ve come around to the idea, and I’m going to give it my best shot. I think with the support of my wife and the rest of my family, I’ll do just fine.