Time may change me
A few months may not change everything, but a lot of things can change in that time:
- Blog software (MT to WordPress)
- Blog host (my ISP, to a server that Rob kindly runs
- Writing status (I haven’t written a damn thing since March)
- Published authorship (My second book went on sale)
- and the biggie…
- Parental status
Yes. We’re expecting. It’s a little girl, due in early September. Mom is doing very well, and all indications are that the baby is healthy and happy.
Needless to say, we’re very excited. This is our first, and it took us quite a while. For many years we felt too immature, or too poor, or too selfish, or too stubborn, to even bother trying to have children. Then, once all that was out of the way, conception turned out to take a while since we had waited past what the "optimum" time might be.
I have no plans to turn this into a parenting blog. There are many of those out there already, from the practical to the impolite. I don’t feel the need to dispense advice, or share diaper stories.
However, I can’t pretend that this isn’t a huge change for the wife and I. Aside from our pets, it’s just been us for almost 10 years now. We’re going to have to get used to caring for another person, having another person be the biggest priority, and dealing with the issues that brings up, aside from all the other parenting issues.
I won’t deny that I’m nervous. Despites assurances from family and friends that "you’ll be a great dad", how on earth do they know? I could turn out to be the worst one ever. Still, I have more information accessible to me than previous generations, which is a plus. Everything you find on Google is true, right?
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