Technically, it began about six months ago -- this idea that I would document what has to be the most exciting, nerve-wracking and joyful life change I should ever anticipate.
In May (or sooner), my wife, Brittney, and I will welcome our first child.
Honestly, I don't think it has completely hit me. The ultrasounds, my wife's growing belly and the expanding pile of baby gear have all helped ramp up the realization of what's to come, but I'm really not sure that the idea of fatherhood is completely real.
I've had several friends tell me I'm ready, and others -- probably more right than they realize -- offer the sage advice that you're never really ready.
But ready or not...
With that in mind, Brittney and I have decided that it's time to move from the the babymoon phase -- and all the doting that goes along with it -- to what we're calling the 'get in gear' phase -- and all the decorating, decision-making and general work that goes into actually preparing for baby, rather than just enjoying pregnancy. Don't get me wrong, there is still plenty of enjoyment, showers, etc. to come, but there also needs to be cribs, strollers, swings, etc.
I hope this blog -- like so many mommy blogs before it -- will become both a record of our adventures, and perhaps our misadventures, along the way. Perhaps it will serve as a way for far-away loved ones to keep in touch, and for others to simply enjoy my trials and triumphs in fatherhood.
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