Whoa

You may not know this, but I’m seriously going to be a father… like soon! Liz is due in 4 weeks! I’ve been talking to some friends recently and have been posed the obvious question: “Are you nervous?” To be honest, I’m not really. Maybe I should be. Perhaps I should listen to all those people that exclaim raising a child is hard work and a lot more challenging than I could ever imagine, but I don’t really think that is true. The baby eats, sleeps, and poops. I know my schedule is going to change, and I’m going to be a lot more tired, and I don’t get to do some of the fun stuff I do now, but I’m ready for that. I may be a little nervous about holding him for the first time for fear of dropping him or not supporting his neck correctly, but I’m confident that will come naturally. To be honest, I’m much more nervous about the whole child birth process. I am much more worried about how good of a support person I will be, and how I will deal with my wife being in excruciating pain. I don’t think I have much to be nervous about for the actual child raising party. After all, a lot of people much dumber and lazier than me have had kids, and many of them even turned out fine.

Anyway, Liz and I put together our little one’s crib. My parents graciously purchased it for us, but we had to order it, and it just came in. I was so excited to put it together and feel fatherly, and look over the nursery with a sweet new crib waiting to hold our baby. What a great feeling! It was actually really easy to put together and didn’t take much time at all. Here are some pictures of Liz standing by the finished product. Isn’t Liz beautiful? And an awesome crib to boot!


It just crossed my mind that in 4 weeks I will probably no longer be a WAM (see Keith’s blog). Technically I still fit the criteria, but I think the birth of my son will probably re-class me. I shall now be referred to as a WAD. Yes, a White American Dad. Whoa! Chew on that thought for a little while.