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Life status update: Knocked up, but not out.

2012-02-29_08

If you know me well, you know that Stacy and I have gone through many milestones within the past few years. I'm not sure if it's because we're impatient or because we're just plain crazy. One thing is for certain - We've been crazy blessed, but the best thing is yet to come. 

I'm happy to announce that the play-doh-ish looking thing above is our first child, a girl. She's due July 5. This means Stacy and I have about 102 days until we experience the biggest change of our lives. 

I'm incredibly nervous. In fact, I debated whether I should blog about it simply because I want things to be perfect. If any one thing in my life can be perfect, I pray that the little girl in this little orange mashed-potato sculpture is it. 

Being pregnant (er, having a pregnant wife - however you want to look at it), is intense. It's exciting and scary and it forces a self-assertion unlike anything else. Since we've found out ('bout 5-ish months ago), I've managed to keep my sanity while Stacy becomes more and more beautiful every day.

Don't get me wrong here. I wasn't expecting pregnancy to be this tv-drama-like, cry-all-over-the-place kind of problem. I've been praying for and about this for a very long time. As Stacy and I go about our daily suburbanite routine of work/eat/play/sleep with the understanding that things are going to change whether we like it or not, and I'm ok with that. The nature of change (however you look at it) has knocked us up, but not out. To my 20-something friends and other hooligan aquaintances: I'm still alive. Very alive. 

I can't wait to introduce you to our little girl sometime in July. Until then, I'll try my best to keep you updated. 

Thanks for sticking with me.