We’ve continued to make our announcements this week, moving through our closest circles of friends. Last night was a fun one. We got to share the news with one of my wife’s oldest friends from high school, and one of my best from grad school. They were ecstatic. She kept repeating, “You guys are going to be parents! You guys are going to be parents!” He offered me the classic George Costanza line: “Your boys can swim!” Yes they can (another friend earned big points when he said I had the Michael Phelps of sperm).
These friends were some of the people who has suspected it for a long time, so it was great to finally clear the air. Fun too! It’s wonderful to know that our baby will be born into such a loving and caring group of people, even if we do end up on the other side of the country. Everyone’s trying to be good about that, but they understandably wish we were sticking around in these parts. It’s a hard thing to explain why we’d pick up and move to start our family and careers. For us it has everything to do with that entirely elusive and yet vital subject of the soul. It may not stand up to logic, but that’s never really been the issue. Sometimes a path just calls.
Other than that, not a ton else to say at the moment. The books say the baby will start kicking at 18 weeks, but my sister-in-law said she started feeling it at 13. We’re definitely hoping for the latter. The first trimester is winding down, and it’s been awesome -- ups, downs, and everything else. It has been fun keeping our secret to ourselves for awhile, but I’m looking forward to this next part, where everybody else gets to get used to the idea. That means you, too, dear reader. Only for you, the big secret has been who the heck is writing this weird blog for all this time. Stay tuned...
These friends were some of the people who has suspected it for a long time, so it was great to finally clear the air. Fun too! It’s wonderful to know that our baby will be born into such a loving and caring group of people, even if we do end up on the other side of the country. Everyone’s trying to be good about that, but they understandably wish we were sticking around in these parts. It’s a hard thing to explain why we’d pick up and move to start our family and careers. For us it has everything to do with that entirely elusive and yet vital subject of the soul. It may not stand up to logic, but that’s never really been the issue. Sometimes a path just calls.
Other than that, not a ton else to say at the moment. The books say the baby will start kicking at 18 weeks, but my sister-in-law said she started feeling it at 13. We’re definitely hoping for the latter. The first trimester is winding down, and it’s been awesome -- ups, downs, and everything else. It has been fun keeping our secret to ourselves for awhile, but I’m looking forward to this next part, where everybody else gets to get used to the idea. That means you, too, dear reader. Only for you, the big secret has been who the heck is writing this weird blog for all this time. Stay tuned...
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