I am going to be a Dad - What do I do know?

Wednesday - September 16, 2009

I am sitting at my desk staring at an ultrasound picture of my child. I wonder how I got to this point. Two years ago I did 30 shots of tequila on my 30th birthday and now I am going to responsible for another life. I still find it hard to believe that I can take care of myself. I mean I work and I am able to pay my bills. I know how to do the laundry if the maid is sick. I can take care of the dog, i.e. I can take him out and fill his food and water bowls when they are empty. However, if I am sick or need help with something I always ask my wife to help me.

I mean I am truly blessed to have a wonderful wife. She is not only beautiful on the outside, but an amazing person on the inside. I mean that, and she did not pay me to write that... I swear.

When I look around at my friends and see where I am in my life, having a baby seemed the next great step. I figured that I would get to have fun trying and it would happen rather quickly. Well two years from the day we really started trying is where we are now. After three rounds of failed in vitro fertilization, we found out on my 32nd birthday that we were going to have a baby.

It was a great birthday present. I still can't believe it to this day that it finally worked. After all that my wife went through I really never thought this amazing thing was going to happen. So now that it has happened what is really going to happen? I have no idea, the only thing that I am expecting is for the best ride of my life.

I am excited to be a father, but really how can the hospital let me take this child home. I have never changed a diaper. I have never given a bottle. I have never burped a baby. I am dead meat.

I will be honest my biggest fear is spit-up... I am affraid of vomit. The thought of it, let alone the smell makes me quiver. I feel that babies puke once a day. I am really in trouble.

So I figured I would share my experience from the final month before the baby is born, through my learning curve as a father.

I hope you enjoy and I hope there is someone out there reading this....Due Date is October 13th, 2009 lets see how it goes.... Wish me luck!