Baby Gus and the Restless Wife

33 Weeks and 2 days along and what to do, what to do!  Now it's "hurry up and wait"...

Our furniture has arrived and the nursery is buzzing with new toys and I have never been more excited than I am right now.  Gus finally has a bed and clothes and toys and everything!  I think to myself about how lucky I am to have a healthy baby boy growing inside Whitney and I am so proud of how well everything has gone.  We are very lucky....

The Game is throwing a Baby Shower for us soon and it feels great to have everyone around us, be it family or friends, care so much.  It energizes us and makes us calm our nerves.

It makes it easier to expect the unexpected.  I see the wholesome smile on my wife's face as she brings in bags of stuffed animals and books that I just know I will read over and over and over.  No matter what Whitney says and how many groans and grunts she makes I can not make myself stop asking if she is OK.  My alarms go off and I want to jump right into 'go mode'.  She is an elegant mess right now.  Happy about the baby, uncomfortable about the pregnancy and restless for some trouble free sleep...

I do my best with her.  I rub her belly and poke at baby Gus.  I think sometimes he hears my voice and tries to reach out.  It's amazing.  I keep rubbing the belly asking him if he wants to come out and play.  Not too much longer.....just have to be patient.

I can do that....

Time to Reflect: I'm going to be a daddy!

I woke up this morning and did my routine and off to work I go. All the while my beautiful wife sleeps in and nurtures our unborn son.

What a feeling!

The idea of having a baby son is completely new to me and who knows what else new awaits this year. As a growing professional, 2008 brought a great feeling of accomplishment. 2009 brought wedding bells and it looks like 2010 will bring the pitter patter of little feet. We both are exhausted but it is worth every minute. The onslaught of online classes and scheduling and baby workshops and classes(x2) are piling and we click through them like champs. I am proud of both of us and know we are building a strong future together.

It is my utmost desire to have a healthy baby and to carry the dual responsibility with Whitney to mold the mind of someone who will look to us for direction. I wonder what I will say when he asks a question I haven't already thought of. Or even better, how will I react when he does something we consider "mildly" wrong and transform into authority roles. My stomach just squeezed tight... lol

In my whirlwind of events in the past year, I have to give credit to my wife. She puts up with my passion and shakes her head up and down when I used words like "scripts" or "twitter" or "social ___(anything)__" to affirm I said something smart. I smile back.

I am going to be a daddy soon! Ever once in a while I get a stirring feeling in my chest and it spins through me and leaves me winded. I am just now learning this is a good thing. :)