Well, it’s happening. Before, it was just a daydream or a pleasant thought. Now, it’s a functioning reality in my life. We are having a baby…..and soon. Last week we got a baby stroller and went to a two-week frequency in doctor visits. Sunday, we bought a baby crib and yesterday I put it together. This weekend Katy is having her first baby shower. I am slowly being squeezed out of my home office by an assorment of baby furniture, gifts, and hand-me-downs. When we return from the Abilene baby shower with another load of gifts, I will be forced to dismantle my workspace and rebuild it in our bedroom. I will have to pack up my reading library and find a place to store my books with possibly some other furniture. After that, Katy and I will be going to a couple of classes. Then, there will be more showers, more baby furniture, and more doctor visits.
Basically, this 18-year (at least) journey is about to begin. We’re loading the luggage and warming up the car. We don’t have a map (or any money), but we’re ready to go and we’re just looking to enjoy the ride.
Maybe child-having is like Churchill’s idea of writing a book:
Writing a book is an adventure. To begin with, it is a toy and an amusement; then it becomes a mistress, and then it becomes a master, and then a tyrant. The last phase is that just as you are about to be reconciled to your servitude, you kill the monster, and fling him out to the public.
Ok, it’s like his idea, killing notwithstanding.
I was just wondering when reality would start to hit and what that would look like for you two. I’ve read ahead in “What to Expect…” (I’ve been reading along with the pregnancy) and found myself getting a bit nervous at the 9th month. I imagined how you guys might be feeling, although Katy is far more laid back than me and far less likely to have a nervous breakdown :0). I know the Lord will provide exactly what you need at each step of the journey. What a walk of faith this will be!
when Caelyn is born, it will be the most unbelievable day of your life!!!