What is going on? Today is our due date. Still, no baby. This will be our first. A little girl. For the last nine months we’ve been impatiently awaiting for today to arrive. Last week, I was thinking to myself, just one more week. One more week until the rest of my life. One more week until everything will change. One more week until I’m a Dad! Now, it seems I might have to wait another week. Another week of sleepless nights, tossing and turning, thinking of what life to come will be like.
Sleeplessness has filled by days and nights with feelings of, joy, fear, doubt, and giddiness.
Its as if my body is trying to get me ready for the craziness that is to come. The sleepless nights, constant diaper changing, feeding, crying and god knows what else.
The last week for me has been, well, kind of crazy. I have been driving my wife to and from work everyday. It gives her a little less to stress about in this final week. And gives us an extra few hours together. The nursery is ready to go and in full operating condition. The suitcase is packed. Got all the important numbers on speed dial. Car gassed up. Car seat is in and functional. We have done all the last minute preparations and shopping. Stockpiling wipes and diapers, washing baby’s new clothes. Sadly, I have already lost some mini baby socks to the Dryer Gnomes. Where did the socks go? They’re so small. (note to self: need more socks) I think were ready to do this. Nothing else to do but wait…
