Project: Baby

The baby's room has been put together at last. Actually, this was done some weeks ago, but I'm just now getting around to writing about it. What you see to the left is the dresser that The Grand Donna got us. Pretty sweet, yeah?

The baby itself has "18 days" left as of right now, but I'm not sure that's going to be accurate. The Little Kitty's body has been going through constant restructuring so the kid can come out, and I really don't think it's going to take another 3 weeks for it all to happen. I'm placing the over/under at 2 weeks.

The Little Monster has really been movin' around and I can't wait to meet him. It's actually a little freaky thinking that I'm going to be a real live dad in such a short amount of time. No longer is it some nebulous future date that I don't have to worry about. It's becoming very real very quickly. This isn't a bad thing by any means, it's just a very different feeling that the "oh yeah, i'll be father 10 months from now" thing.

Out little apartment is (mostly) ready and set up. The port-a-crib has been built, and the car seat installation should be complete this week (thanks Megan!).

Good gravy, I just realized that I put the over/under for the birth date at 2 weeks. In any case, things seem to be moving very, very quickly for me (not so much for the Little Kitty, she has to deal with all the craziness her body is putting her though), and before the end of December there should be a new child in this world that I hope to teach all the things he needs to know in order to be a Real Man. Not the namby-pamby wishy-washy run-of-the-mill "man". But a tough, hard working, fight-for-what's-right gentleman who is willing to go the distance for the true goodness in the world.

Time to get this show on the road!

The Other Big News

You may recall from the last post that I said there was other Big News. That news is this:

I received a new position at work. I will be a Marketing Communications Specialist, dealing in brochures, posters, promotional material, catalogue developement, website and image maintenance, and promotional item inventory management. Oh, and some trade show graphics as well.

Flippin'. Sweet.

For those who don't know the backstory, I started at my company in December of 2005, pulling parts in a warehouse as a poor post-college kid wondering when my degree would finally help me get a Real Job. From there I moved to the shipping department, when I met someone in Marketing. Upon talking to Awesome Lady as I was carrying a box up to her cube for her, she got me a stint splitting my time between helping them with technical drawings and manuals and the warehouse, as a test run to see what I could do.

Turns out I passed the test run, and in April of 2006 I contracted with the Marketing Department doing the same work. November 2006 rolled around, and with my contract up, they kicked me over to the Training Department working for Mr. M, this time as a Full Time employee.

After several months, Mr. M and I received a New Young Manager, who I then worked under as a designer and eLearning developer. This did not suit my strengths very well, however, and so the New Young Manager began helping me locate something that would be better suited to me.

By the way, New Young Manager rocks, and I hate to lose him as a boss, but them's the works.

Anyways, long story short, the marketing manager, The Stone, offered me a position working in marketing doing all the things I've been trying to get into. I start January 2008, and I'm very, very excited about that. New baby, new job, it looks like life could be pretty good comin' up (not that is wasn't already, just even more so).

So that's the Other Big News that I have. Our Creator has treated me very, very well. Undeservedly so, to say the least, but I am still grateful for it and humbled by the amazing gifts I continually receive from him.

WOO!!!

Egad! (That's a lotta stuff!)

I suppose I could apologize for the lack of updates, but then, you already knew that was coming, yes?

Things have been going rather well for the most part. Today's theme is baby showers, and the masses of stuff people give you for the arrival of baby.

Apparently, upon first arrival into this world a little human averaging 8 to 10 pounds needs approximately 6.7 metric tons of equipment in order to survive the harsh climates of sleeping, eating, and pooing on new parents trying to change it's diaper. In order to acquire the amount of material needed for a new baby, human parents hold events called baby showers in order to not go bankrupt 3.2 times upon the arrival of said little human.

Of course, while I do say all of this in jest, there is a LOT of stuff that makes caring for the Little Monster much, much easier that I had no idea of. Cribs and beds and swings and porta-cribs and strollers and bottle sanitizers and bouncy things are just a few of the items that make caring for the Little Monster easier. The Little Kitty must be commended for her tenacity and knowledge of said objects. If it were just me picking stuff out then our child would likely be sleeping on a small cot and drinking out of mason jars. Well, maybe not mason jars, but you get the point, I'm sure.

In any case, we got a LOT of stuff, which will definitely help out a TON with raising the Little Monster, and for that we really, truly thank everyone for all that they have given us. Your generosity means more than either of us could say, and it's really amazing that we have so many people that care about us enough to help us provide for our child. Thank you with all that we have.

On a side note to The Grand Donna*, I accidentally left my camera in Katy, and will put up a picture of the wicked-awesome dresser we got probably tonight or tomorrow. Young Nani** brought it with her when she came to see The Little Kitty, so I can actually take a picture of it now. :-)

Well, that's all for today! Another post probably coming at the end of the week (maybe early next week) with another piece of Big News also. Stay tuned!


*The Grand Donna is my grandmother. She'll rock your face off.
**Young Nani is my wife's mother. She could win against a rock in a patience contest.

7 Weeks and Counting

Quite a bit has happened, as usual, since the last post.

We attended, and completed, two days of childbirth classes. The classes lasted 6 hours each time, and covered pain management, what to expect when labor hits, things to look and watch for, and of course, watching videos of 6 different women giving birth. There was also a small segment about how to take care of the baby once it got here. We learned quite a few useful things, which was good. By the end of the class, however, this is about what things looked like:

It was worse for the people sitting next to us. They looked much worse than we did, heh.

We also had our first baby shower! We got a ton of great stuff, and we thank everyone for thinking of us. It really was great to be remembered and we truly appreciate it.

I forgot my camera in Houston, shame on me. Otherwise there would be a picture here of the baby's room at the moment including some of the gifts and how they're set up. For now though it will just have to wait until later.

The Little Kitty has been extremely tired lately. Unfortunately, this has not translated into sleeping or even napping particularly well, so she stays pretty tired. Apparently this is just another one of those weird pregnancy things that happens.

Well, once I get my camera back there will be another (better) post about the above items complete with pictures. Until then I'll keep updating with (hopefully) more regularity (haven't heard that one before, right?) on other subjects as things progress.

That's it for now though, so have a great one!

P.S.: For those that have asked, my sleeping schedule still stands at 4 1/2 hours per night, with 2 20 minute naps in the day. I'm past the 2 month mark, and loving it. Yey for every morning being Saturday morning! :-)