Well, This is Embarassing

I guess with everything going on around here, I seem to have pushed this blog to the back burner. It wasn't something I intended to do, I assure you.

The biggest distraction of time has to be us getting everything ready for the baby's arrival. Other contributing factors include the holidays, major changes at work and no computer access at home. We still haven't found a home for it since our office was turned into a nursery. I'm hoping sometime soon we can focus on the rest of the house, but it might not be until I'm able to take some time off work.

Annie's due date is fast approaching, so now feels like that time just before any major event, where the anxiety level starts rising. We're just over 2 weeks away, and doing our double and triple checks. "Do we have everything in place? Do we need anything else?" etc. It's certainly possible for the baby to decide to make an early appearance, so I can honestly say we're ready if that day was today.

I enjoy it when people keep asking me "Are you starting to freak out yet?" To be honest, I don't see myself freaking out. I'm excited for the time to finally arrive, but freak out I will not. I refuse. I guess if everything was unplanned, and we still didn't have anything for the baby, I might "freak out". But we've been planning for this since before we found out Annie was pregnant. That does not, however, take away from our overall excitement.

Now it's time for a quick and fun FAQ for those who might not have had a chance to talk to us lately:

Q. Are you starting to freak out yet?
A. No. We are extremely excited, and totally ready for this. We have been planning it for a long time, so we're just anxious for the baby to be here.

Q. Have you thought of any names yet?
A. Yes, we've thought about plenty of names. In fact, I believe the list was even started before Annie got pregnant.

Q. What is the name?
A. We have elected not to tell people what the name is until after her birth.

Q. Why?
A. Our good friends Rob and Lilly pioneered this (in our circle of friends, anyway) tactic, and we thought it was a great one. It makes it fun for most people, and drives the others crazy. Not to mention, by the time we tell people, the ink is dried on the birth certificate, so they can make all the funny faces about our decision that they want; It won't be getting changed.

Not so much a question, but various statements: Your life will change. You never sleep ever again, and you will have to deal with projectile bodily fluids and incessant crying. Your social life as you know it is over, so you might as well kiss all of your friends goodbye. Annie: You will feel a pain you've never imagined possible, and will be begging for the sweet release of death.

A. Thanks for all the pleasant tips. I can understand telling a 16 year old girl all of these things before she gets pregnant, but you don't say those things to two adults who have been trying to get pregnant for a while, and are already pregnant! We are excited about our first child, and sorry to hear your experience with parenthood was such a bust.

My next entry will be much more in depth. I apologize for not having updated this in a while. I have one started explaining this year's Christmas and all the fun toys I got. You'll want to tune in for that one.