Last week, I welcomed my third child into this world. Both baby and I are doing well. I enjoy blogging way too much to take a leave of absence from it, but my blogging frequency in the coming months may be even more erratic than before the baby was born.
In the mean time, enjoy doing good OR!
Punk Rock Operations Research 
March 23rd, 2011 at 10:42 am
Congratulations! Hopefully by now you have a well-tuned optimization model that minimizes labor time, which you can share on the blog (unless you think it’s worth a journal hit).
March 23rd, 2011 at 11:19 am
Congrats on the new addition. Is 3 kids your optimal solution? 🙂
March 23rd, 2011 at 12:58 pm
Congratulations! What the world needs…more future OR analyts. Perhaps a shift scheduling model or some analysis on interarrival times between feedings would be beneficial.
March 23rd, 2011 at 1:00 pm
Congrats!
I’m glad to know that probably another child will have math problems on his/her science projects.
March 23rd, 2011 at 8:47 pm
Congratulations! That is wonderful news!
March 24th, 2011 at 4:16 am
Congrats!
Post the picts. I hate the one-child policy in China. 🙂
March 24th, 2011 at 7:03 am
Thanks to all! I especially appreciate the humorous comments.
Paul: I learned this time that the “best” algorithm may not one that minimizes labor time–you want to leave enough time to get to the hospital!
Greg: I am not sure if 3 is optimal, but since both my husband and I are from families with three kids, it seems like a good number.
March 28th, 2011 at 12:00 pm
Congratulations, Laura!
April 2nd, 2011 at 2:39 am
Congratulations and welcome to the club!