Well, as you can tell from the paucity of posts and the gentle gibes of Fierce Grace (that’s ironic, to be gibed by grace!), I have been more busy than normal, and I believe that this is really just the first faint rumbles of thunder before the actual storm gets here. The baby is on the way, should be here in a month (almost to the day, if you believe the doctors and their fancy-schmancy “due date” theories. Already life has been more hectic: planning, buying baby stuff, preparing a nursery, reading up on babies (“I don’t know nothing about birthing babies”). I’m very excited and looking forward to the change that this little feller is going to bring. Of course, my theory is that he should stay in utero as long as possible: he’s easier to carry, easier to feed, his sleep schedule is immaterial, there is no crying, and there are no diapers. The wife points out that most of these translate to “easier for me” than for her.
I wonder how we will be able to handle things, but then it occurs to me that most everyone has a child and most of them turn out ok. I look at some of my friends who had kids when they were in their early 20’s and think, “If they can do it, we can do it.” I’m just glad that we waited till we were married 11 years and are a little better prepared for a child… as prepared as you can be, I suppose.
Glad to see you back. As I read your writings I laugh, I know you and your wife will make great parents. You will be the joker and she will be the great mom who sets the boundries. And during the babies growing years everyone will be able to give back to you all the fun and new things you taught to their kids and grandkids.
Life is going to get funnier now more than ever….
Your life will never be he same. Children are amazing. They will drive you crazy but their simply is nothing like being a parent. Grace to you the Mrs.