I Never Knew Showers Were So Much Fun

Tradition dictates that only women should be invited to and attend baby showers. What a load of crap. Showers are fun and having couples attend our shower meant I could go too. Now not all guys would be excited by the prospect of spending the day looking at cute duck covered sleepers and I am sure some guys would feel it should be a day off. Time for a round of golf or to just sit around and veg for an afternoon, but the guys (and gals) who came to our shower yesterday were great.

Cattle trough girl and her husband hosted the event. The planning that went into our day will be remebered and hopefully, some day, we will be able to return our appreciation somehow.

My favourite part of the day was the games. These games were original and relevant. I wish I could go into detail about the one game but I am hoping they approach a games manufacturer with the idea. I believe that this game will be on store shelves some day soon so that baby showers everywhere can share the fun we had yesterday.

Something weird happened at the shower, and I think that it will best exemplify exactly what yesterday meant to me. First let me explain that I am the speaker in this relationship. When something needs to be said, a thank you, a birthday wish, a prayer or words of encouragement, I am the one to step up and speak. I enjoy being able to express how I feel. Yesterday I was speechless.

What can you say? How do you thank people for the generosity shown to the child you don't even know yet? Even now I am suffering from some sort of writers block, and every time I think of some words that begin to express how I feel I begin to cry. Not a sucky cry, but a holy shit, larger than anything, we are going to have a child cry. I don't sob or anything. It is just that my head just fills with emotion and my tear ducts explode from the pressure. It is then, when I am overwhelmed, that I forget what I had thought to say, and I am back to being speechless.

One thing I can say to anyone who was there yesterday...thank you. I had a wonderful time.

What Do You Mean It Has Been A Month?

Have you ever had a baby? When the whole process begins it seems like you have no time to get ready. Potentially, the baby could be here tomorrow. Reality, however, is that 9 months is a long, long time and I have a short attention span.

Much has happened in the last month, but nothing really new. We did finally finish the baby room (details to follow in another post), we have had our first baby shower (details to follow in another post), and my wife has recently found out that she has a low iron level, (nothing to be concerned about but I will share the details in another post).

This post is only to let anyone who cares know that my wife, Cletus and I are all fine. We are still due on December 27th, which if you do the math is only 65 days away (Holy Crap).

Thanks for caring. Fun posts to follow.

Dad