Katelyn - One week old

The beautiful baby has arrived

On January 21 @ 1:53 pm, Katelyn Grace entered the world and she was not shy about telling us how unhappy that made her. The doctor held her up over the curtain so I could get my first peek at my beautiful daughter. As they were pulling her back, she grabbed onto that curtain - almost taking it down. The operating room erupted with laughter as they had never seen a baby do something like that. She is a fiesty little thing, and I am sure Luke would say she gets that from me. She has a full head of dark brown hair and is the most precious thing I have ever seen. Mommy and Daddy are completely in love with her. Recovery from the c-section has been more difficult than I had anticipated. However, I have the most amazing husband in the world (for today - haha), and he has been taking great care of his girls.

Latest preggo pics....

This picture was taken at approximately 30 weeks - still not looking very pregnant.

Here I am @ exactly 38 weeks - looking much more pregnant finally.

Wow, I'm going to be a dad...

I'm sitting on my couch on the last Saturday over the last weekend that my wife and I will spend not being parents (feeling a mix of emotions combined with a slight head cold - wonderful time it picked to show up). In just 4 short days, our lives will change forever and a little girl will soon know us as Mom and Dad.

It's hard to believe - seems like not too long ago I was a kid myself. It's amazing how much your perspective on life and how you as a person can change in 10 years. 10 years ago I was 18 - and even though I thought I wasn't a kid anymore - I still kind of was. All I cared about was music and cars - going out with my friends - and my biggest concern was what I was going to do on a Friday or Saturday night. I lived with my parents - didn't have to worry about things like mortgages, power bills, cable bills, life insurance, and a 401K.

Now, I'm 28 - married to my lovely wife - own a home - work for a great company (I love what I do even though there are days my head hurts and wonder why I ever wanted to own the responsibility of an entire software product). And to that list of grown up things I do now - I am about to add parenting.

To say I'm not nervous - I would be lying to you. Sure, I'm not anywhere near as nervous as I was 9 months ago - but there's still many things for me to learn. There's also many new things for me to think about. All of the sudden - the lessons of life taught to me by parents seem more real than ever. Also, all the concerns they had that I never understood as a child and teenager - seem much more real and much more valid than I once thought.

Yes - all I can think as I sit on my couch is wow, I'm going to be a dad...

5 days and counting...

At my regularly scheduled doctor's appointment on Monday I was informed that a c-section was in order for me. I hadn't even considered that this might happen. The doctor told me that my pelvis is entirely too small for the baby to have any hope of making it out that way. So, I am scheduled to be sliced open on Wednesday (1/21) @ 12 pm. I am hoping that the recovery is not as horrible as I am imagining. I am trying to focus on the fact that I get to meet my daughter on Wednesday. I am beyond excited and pretty scared at the same time.