Tyfany and I are very lucky, not only in the fact that we are having our first child, but also that other members of our families [my sister Tamara, and Tyf's sister Tamara] have had babies fairly recently. In fact, if all goes according to plan, our baby will be born just after Elli's 3rd birthday and just before Bailey's first birthday, and I'm talking within days. Besides the obvious support and tips from those people who have just dealt with pregnancy and birth, is the thievery of ideas [e.g., this blog. . . thanks Brent]
Just like my brother-in-law, I will do my best to keep this blog up-to-date on all the baby happenings so that our families, spread across the country, can hear about the good news, excitement, and utter fear. And of course, all tips, comments, and suggestions are not only appreciated but encouraged. . . some might say begged for.
For those of you who haven't heard, and for posterity sake, Tyfany and I discovered the joyous news on May 27. Tyfany had actually had the feeling prior to that but didn't know for sure until 4:15 AM when, after a strange dream, she couldn't fall back to sleep so instead went to the bathroom and took a pregnancy test. Tyfany, of course, tried to tell me what she had discovered to no avail. I'm not big on chatting at 4:30 AM. The next morning around 8:00 AM as I was stepping into the shower Tyf gave me the good news. Many excited expletives and 4 pregnancy tests later, Tyf is searching for the closest hospitals to the house and what books she should read, and I'm trying to decide whether a Baby Bjorn or a modified car seat will best strap to a Rhodesian Ridgeback.
Needless to say we both feel extremely blessed, excited, and more than a little afraid.
