So now the cat is out of the bag for the most part folks. The majority of our friends and family know what’s going on and that she’s having a baby, and the wife is starting to feel the effects of being pregnant. I’m feeling those effects too!! Sure, I’m not feeling nauseous or feeling like a creature is growing inside of me that’s pretty obvious since this is not the movie “Junior” with Arnold Schwarzenegger. Overall though I think things are going pretty damn smooth up to this point and I’ve been doing everything I can to make her days easier.
We had Doctors Visit #2 (Visit #1 results here) this past Thursday and reviewed the blood work and first sonogram. Everything is aces, we’re right on track, all the test results came in good, and the sonogram of our potentially apocalyptic baby is on point. All good news and I’m stoked that so far we have hit no roadblocks or issues. It’s crazy being in these doctors offices having these conversations with people. Am I ready for all of this? Yeah yeah, I’m OLD ENOUGH to be going down this road. That I’ve heard from friends and family a thousand times before. But that does not take away from the concept of Am I ready for all of this… I believe I am, but in my own way.
Here are a few of the things I’m quickly realizing in the past few weeks since this all dropped into our lives. There’s a lot more than this and I’ll get more into it as time goes on and maybe even explain my original plan of Married @ 30 / Baby @ 40 but until then here’s just a sample of what’s running around in my brain lately..
- I’m highly motivated when my backs to the wall so to speak. I’m clearing projects off the house checklist like wildfire ever since we found out.
- I’m not typical. I sit in these offices and feel out of place. I’m in jeans, t-shirt and vibram 5 fingers like some surfer washed up on shore. Some of the other guys are dressed up (presumably from work and since I work at home…. dress code party at my place), and some just look way too STIFFFFFF. People in general seem nervous and I’m laid back as if they’re detailing my mustang. Must be a personality thing.
- Humor is not necessary, it’s MANDATORY.. You can’t go through this uptight and freaked out. Or at least I can’t. Luckily the wife likes humor too so we take it all with a grain of salt and are having a good time with everything.
- I’m not nearly as freaked out as I thought I would be. Maybe this has to do with the Alien not growing inside of me. I’m guessing that takes a substantial load of the stress off me.
- My level of organization is improving. Generally speaking I’m a train wreck going in 50 different directions. Now I’m more focused on keeping track of my actions and what needs to be done next.
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