Expecting
I've waited a while to post this, figuring I've told all my family and we're past the danger zone, and my wife already blogged it. Janice is pregnant, and we're expecting our firstborn in November.
I'm filled with great fear and excitement, per the usual father-to-be commentary. I'm also filled with the slight feeling that someone's going to step in and say "No, you can't do this." It's made me a bit panicky about finances, and I think we're going to be moving to the suburbs this summer. (For those that know me well, you know what a bitter pill that is.) We're looking towards Collingswood, NJ, as it is the right price range, and distance from Philly, and the right proximity to free-babysitting.
We've seen the heartbeat on the ultrasound; we don't know the sex yet. We do have names picked out: John Patrick (Jack) for a boy, or Eleanor Leigh for a girl.
So, fatherhood is in my future. If you catch me looking with a patronizing look and saying something like "Being a father changes everything..." please feel free to punch me in the throat. Although, please no permanent injuries, I do have a child that I will have to feed.
Comments
And very cool that if you have a son he'll be Jack Ryan! :)
Posted by: Scott McNulty at May 28, 2007 9:31 PM