Life Comes at You Fast

That line from a popular set of commericals on TV sum up my thoughts to a T these days.

May of last year was the engagement. A year ago Oct 22 our new home arrived and was set in place. December of last year the band played their final show for a while in order to rest and get away from most of the BS that you have to put up with from bars and bar bookers. August of this year was the big wedding day. And last Monday (Oct 22) I learned that life would indeed change, as I have known it for the soon to be 34 years that I have been on this earth. It's time to get ready to welcome a new member to the family, one that is not a dog for once *LOL*


This was the site that greeted me last Monday night (Oct 22). Like any man, ready or not, I was stunned a bit but I am at ease about it all...then again I was ready for the wedding until 10 minutes before (Thanks Dooley!!!!!). Life is about to change, but the last year has been about change and change is good. I am not ready for the sleepless nights ahhh how I love my sleep. But I am ready to be the one that gets to show a child how to play guitar and other musical stuff, throw a football, shoot hoops, and watch Cowboy games with.

All that will be the fun stuff, I am not sure I am ready for all the rough times but that is just part of it ya know.

*I should now mention that the above was from my mind to keyboard this past Sunday night. Today is Tuesday Oct 30 and things are a bit different*

Our first doctor appointment was this past Monday and the new experiences are starting right away. First thing, I am in the waiting room from 8-10ish am and yes I am the only male there. It is really funny to watch women as they see a man sitting in a Obstetrics-Gynecology office reading a baby magazine *LOL* I wish I could have taken pictures of their faces.

First I should tell you that I have already bought some books on pregnancy and being a new parent, after all I might learn something I didn't know. So there I am still reading the baby magazine when MA walks out of the door leading to the back with this
how much more proof do you need huh???

So here we are about to be parents, doesn't seem real to be honest. I wish I could tell you what all is going through my mind but it changes so fast that even I don't know at times. A child...a child...man that seems like such a grown up thing to do huh? *LOL* Then again I hit 34 this year and only moving farther toward being in the grave I guess.

There is no telling what you will read in my post over the next days, weeks and months. Some of it will make sense, most of it will not as it will be more rambling than anything. My reading material has already changed I guess what I read on the net will as well. Those blogs that new dads write will be at the top of what I read as far as blogs go I guess. It is really funny the lack of information for new dads or soon to be dad out there, at least in book form.

So here we go kids, from single to married to soon to be dad all in about a year or 2 or 3 time. Life indeed comes at you fast, or maybe it just took this long for life to wrap me up in its cyclone.

Timeline: 6 weeks pregnant
Due date: June 21, 2008