Still getting ready.....

It's been a few weeks since the baby shower and I'm still trying to get everything put together and have the room ready to go...but we have time right?  Well maybe, and maybe not.  The further on this pregnancy goes the more I'm convinced Rusty is going to make his arrival before his ETA.  At this point I would say his nursery is about 75% complete, I have two more pieces of furniture to put together and then we have all the toys, chairs, play mats, and everything else to put together too.  Once the room is complete I will take some shots and post them up for everyone to see.

Post-Shower Part 1

Last weekend (5/22/11) my parents and mother-in-law had a baby shower for Erin.  To be honest I would have liked to have stayed and opened the presents with Erin but it was a thing for the "women" as I was told so me and my dad went out for breakfast while they had their tea and crumpets. 

As my father and I were leaving the restaurant in the morning he informed me that my rear tire was getting low and would need some air.  Noting his suggestion I made a point to remind myself to swing by the gas station that night to fill up the tire and thought nothing more of it.  When we arrived back at the shower I was amazed to see the sheer amount of things we had received as gifts, the generosity of our friends and family was astonishing.  And after about another 30 minutes or so of talking with people and helping Erin open some of the bigger gifts I began the process of loading the van, only to find out that my tire was no longer "a little low", it was completely flat!  So we instead loaded up my parents mini-van and had my car towed to Brockton and had to go out and get a new tire.  Oh boy, what a memorable shower!

Tune in next time to hear about some of the awesome gifts we got!

Pre-Baby Shower

The baby shower is this weekend and while I won't be there for the whole thing I'm still super excited.  The thought of all of our family and friends gathered around to celebrate Erin and I having a baby is just beyond words.  I'm sure Erin will cry, and hell I might too, but it should be a great time!  Hopefully I will have some pictures and cool stories to post on Monday!

Special Thanks to my friend Laura

I just wanted to throw out a special thanks for a friend of mine, Laura, for providing me with the inspiration to rededicate myself to this blog.  She had told me how much she enjoyed the posts I had made and loved that a new father was doing this and thanks to that I realized how much I missed writing here.  So thanks Laura!  I owe you one!

Fred

My last birthday before I become a Dad

Today I turn 29 years old and I decided that my birthday gift to myself this year will be to recommit myself to this blog. 

A lot has happened since my last update (clearly) and I will try to wrap it up in short order.  We are having a boy, and we are about 90% positive on the name.  Unfortunately the pregnancy has been less than smooth for Erin as she has had a few issues but nothing major so we are still going strong towards July 27th.  The biggest thing so far has been finding out that Erin has gestational diabetes, which deserves it's own post that will come later this week.

The baby shower is in 2 weeks (May 22) and I think I might be more excited than Erin and I won't even be there to open presents!  We have the crib in our house now, I just have to put it together and clean out the rest of the nursery this weekend.  My current wish for my first child is that I will have everything done that I'm supposed to!

More to come soon!

Fred

Waffling on Sex

We have recently come to realize that when we were told "it's easy to say you don't want to know the sex when you can't possible know, but once you CAN find out it's a lot tougher" that it may qualify for one of the biggest understatements during pregnancy. 

We have another Ultrasound next week and it will be the first time we can find out if our baby is a boy or girl.  Erin is a lot less conflicted about this than I am, she wants to know.  On the other hand I'm having a huge argument in my head about what I think will be best.  The logical part of me (which usually wins) wants to know so that we can plan appropriately.  While my emotional side really wants to experience that surprise and joy of being told as we are welcoming him/her into the world (and also part of me wants to stop having to type things like "him/her").

All of our parents like the idea of not know, and some are more staunchly opposed to finding out than others, and I've asked some friends and there seems to be good arguments for both sides, but when it comes down to it we have to decide based on what we want.  So come back next week to see which side won!

Movies: Must watch with dad

There are a number of movies and shows that I feel should be recommended watching for my child at some point (some early and some later on).  Here is a small list of movies that I will actively try to watch with my child (once the appropriate age is reached of course).

• Rudy
• Star Wars (all of them)
• The Lion King
• Cool Hand Luke
• The Hangover
• Up