Well, we have reached February, and Kidlet 2 will be arriving soon. Over the past few months, we have been preparing and getting things ready. Now, we wait… And wait. And wait… When my wife was pregnant last time, we didn’t know if it was a Boy or a Girl. We were as ready as […]
Continue ReadingI Told My Pregnant Wife, I Lost the Photos
In early 2016, we found out my wife Heather was pregnant with our daughter. It was a crazy time, both daunting and exhilarating. I don’t think anyone is ever truly ready, or prepared… When getting ready to tell our parents of the impending arrival, we decided to make use of a visual aid (aka: Slide […]
Continue ReadingPregnancy Update – T plus 6 Days
Status: Tired & Overjoyed Last Monday, August 29th, I sat down at the desk in our home office, logged onto our PC, and started to write a Blog Post, titled “Pregnancy Update: T minus 22 Days”. I started writing about the weekend that we had, celebrating my Sister’s Birthday, seeing our niece Georgia, and the […]
Continue ReadingPregnancy Update – T minus 24 days
Status: 91.56% Today is my Sister’s birthday, so I would be amiss if I didn’t take this opportunity and say “Happy Birthday Alicia!” Last night was a rough night. Nobody in this house slept well, and with each severe “Ugh” and “Guh” from Heather throughout the night, I was convinced we would be making a […]
Continue ReadingPregnancy Update: T minus 28 days
Status: 90.27% Captain: We have reached Full Term!!! I was very much a preemie. In fact I was born very early, by more than a month actually, and I see this as having been a precursor to my habitual need for being early for things today. I have to say though, that reaching this stage […]
Continue ReadingPregnancy Update – T minus 30 days
Status: 89.42% Oh, the waiting…I’m sure it’s the waiting that is the worst, but in so many ways it is amazing in the thought process you go through as individuals and as a couple, waiting for this little miracle to join, and in so many ways become, your world. I spent the day out at […]
Continue ReadingPregnancy Update: T minus 35 days
Status: 87.6% According to my Daddy app (yes, that’s the actual name of the app), Baby G is now the weight of a cordless drill, and the size of a small toolbox. Most nights after dinner, we will sit down on the couch, and I will rest my head in Heather’s lap and read a […]
Continue ReadingPregnancy Update: T minus 36 days
Status: 87.26% On a sunny Thursday evening in May, I met my niece Georgia for the very first time. When we walked into the maternity room of Langley Memorial Hospital where my sister had been two days earlier when we saw her last, we saw a little bundle that was our niece, swaddled up sitting […]
Continue ReadingPregnancy Update: T minus 38 days
Status: 86.58% If this was a grading system from when I was in high school, we would get an A. At least the A would be for effort I think… It is gorgeous outside this morning, and I plan to spend the day working out at the family farm. A quick trip to Home Depot […]
Continue ReadingPregnancy Update: T minus 40 days
Status: 85.84% Go Canada Go! Last night was one of the first nights that Heather and I had a chance to sit down together, and watch the Olympics with any sort of dedication, and we focused our attention on the pool. It was an amazing showing by the Canadian swimmers last night, and they have […]
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