It’s been a few days since I’ve had any chance to post anything on here. So what better topic than to show the world pictures of my kid! This time you get a double bonus: a 3 second video AND a picture. And to keep you up to date, Rachel is 13 weeks along as of today. In roughly 27 weeks (or 189 days …or 4,536 hours …or 272,160 minutes — give or take a few) I’m gonna to be a dad!
Praise the Lord, the doctor said that everything looks healthy, and with any luck, Mama Downing should be feeling some relief from the morning sickness soon. As far as I know, she didn’t even throw up today!
Also pray for the nursery. I have a feeling that my rugged masulinity will have no effect on the decor that this kid will be forced to live in for his/her formative years. I suggested having a ‘manly’ room… like maybe a KISS nursery, but the rumor mill around my house is sounding more and more like it’ll be a Curious George or “jungle” theme.
Join with me in praying for this nursery. It is in need of salvation.
“Never, under any circumstance, should you ever ask a woman if she is pregnant unless you can actually see a baby emerging from her body at that moment.”
Telling a pregnant woman that she “looks pregnant” at any time during her pregnancy is a horrible idea. Really horrible. I cannot emphasize enough how horrible this idea is.
If this idea should happen across the synapses of your brain, immediately lock yourself in a closet or other isolated area and remain there until any notion of acting so recklessly and foolishly has passed. You can thank me for this priceless advice when you later discover that you haven’t been killed or maimed by an expectant mother.
Since New Year’s, she has gotten sick an average of twice a day. That means she’s had roughly 50 moments where she’s had to run to the nearest bathroom to throw up. It’s not a pretty thing to blog about, and I think she’d rather I not mention it to the world, but she deserves some recognition for this. I mean, she’s still going to work every day (she missed 2 days so far, but one of those was for her Dr. appointment — only one sick day!), and that makes me slightly embarrassed that I was whining to her about having a headache after work yesterday.
I know what you no-kid-or-pregnant-wife-people are thinking… “Lots of people have been pregnant before and have gone through morning sickness,” But until your wife (or you, if you’re a lucky female) goes through it, you best just hold your tongue.
I missed the state of the union address last night. But from what I can tell, it looks like the Republicans and Democrats are finally settling things the old fashioned way: an arm wrestling match.
Except that just by looking at this picture you can tell Nancy Pelosi cheated and used her left hand. But look at the determination in W’s eyes. This is an [arm wrestling match] that America['s president] cannot lose.
I spent my lunch break yesterday buying my art supplies, and the grand total is: $101.23. Not as bad I expected it to be… but not as good as the free stuff I used to get when I worked at the art store.
Since New Year’s, she has gotten sick an average of twice a day. That means she’s had roughly 50 moments where she’s had to run to the nearest bathroom to throw up. It’s not a pretty thing to blog about, and I think she’d rather I not mention it to the world, but she deserves some recognition for this. I mean, she’s still going to work every day (she missed 2 days so far, but one of those was for her Dr. appointment — only one sick day!), and that makes me slightly embarrassed that I was whining to her about having a headache after work yesterday.
