Why I Have No Hair (Besides Genetics)

The number of days left on the little voting macro to the right side of the screen? That's how many days until the due date. Excuse me while I throw up in my mouth a little bit. It's one thing to plan for a wedding, or something else with a set date. It's another thing entirely to try and prepare for someone/ something that could happen at any minute.

The hormonal imbalances that pregnancy brings. It's amazing the highs and lows that happen in a normal day. A quick example- remember the scene at the end of "Goonies" on the beach where Chunk tells Sloth that he's gonna live with him and his family? Ever even remotely consider crying during that? Me either. But I have now seen it happen. My wife cried during Goonies. I rest my case.

I have a job that I find at times absolutely fascinating and compelling, and at other times maddeningly frustrating. There is nothing more stressful than learning a new skill "on the fly". What I basically mean by that is that I'm getting better at what I'm doing, but every time I hit a bump in the learning curve it makes me want to scream out loud.

As a result I'm struggling a little bit with the balance between time at home and time at work. In fact, for the past few weeks there was no balance. I have been averaging between a ten and eleven hour day for close to the past month. Here's hoping I can find some of that balance again soon. It's one of the things I've worried most about since I knew we'd be adding to our family by one.

Money. Any extra you find lying around just let me know. I'll be glad to clean up for ya'.

Oh yeah, and........ (big breath)

MakingSureTheBillsArePaidSpringCleaningGettingTheBaby'sRoomReadyBalancingTheFamilyBudgetMakingSureIRunSpendingTimeWithMyLovelyWifeAndReadingToMySonEachNightWhileDoingMyBestAtWorkAndGettingTheOldCarFixedAndOhYeahGettingOurWeddingPhotosPrintedBeforeWeStartTakingNewBabyPhotosWhileAddingBabyToMyHealthcarePlanAndFindingAGoodPeditrician.

If it sounds like I'm bitching I apologize- I don't mean to. Like I said in a previous post, I enjoy the ride, I really do. It just amazes me how much stuff seems to happen all at once, before baby even shows up. That's why I think all parenting books should begin at conception (or maybe a few days after- that's probably TMI) and not at birth.

Everyone who has told me stories about being a parent starts from the point where the child was born. They're starting that story about nine months too late.