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Well, during December I was so busy with the roll out that I really had no time to blog at all. But here I am now on Christmas break with nothing to do the day before New Years Eve. So, to update on what’s happened since you last heard from me.

BIG NEWS!!!

We found out that we’re having a girl. I never really knew how much I had subconsciously wanted a boy until I found out we were having a girl. It’s taken me a few days to get used to the idea, but I think it’s gonna be alright. Everyone assures me that they’re pretty much the same for the first couple years anyway, and maybe by then I’ll know what to do with a little girl.

I’ve been fighting in my head with something… I don’t want to be an annoying dad. I’ve had 0 children for 27+ years now, and for all 27 years, baby pictures have all looked the same. Ultrasounds were all just blurry pictures of weird looking things, and the whole parents doing the “interpret-what-my-baby-may-or-may-not-be-thinking-for-them-because-they-can’t-talk” thing has always seemed weird “Oh YES daddy! I made a big poopy for you!!!” *argh*

I’m sure once I have my own, I’ll do all that stuff too, but I just want to be cool about it. For instance below is an ultrasound of my daughter Katie. If you look closely, you’ll notice that her leg is raised straight above her head. Yes. That’s her leg, not an arm. The ultrasound tech referred to it as the “Pike Position.” Now see? That’s cool! Sure I could have shown you a picture of her face, or whatever, but… they ALL LOOK THE SAME… unless they’re doing something cool, like say a sweet dive like my girl is.

So, here’s the deal. If I’m gonna show off pictures of my girl. Dang it, they’re gonna be cool.

Well, unless her chubby little bald slobbering face is JUST TOO Adorable for words!!!

Oh boy.

Well, last night it happened. Jeanette and I were on the couch watching Elf. I had my head in her lap, and I finally felt it. Our baby kicked me in the head for the first time ever. There’s not much cooler and weirder than having the baby INSIDE your wife kick you THROUGH your wife.

Those of you who are fathers will remember the first time you felt your son or daughter kick you while inside their mother. I strongly recommend reliving the experience. Here’s how:

1. Get your kid to roll up into a tiny ball
2. Have your wife lay on top of them
3. Now you lay on top of them
4. Experience the magic of those little fists and feet kick you through your wife again… but get up before your child runs out of air. (That part is VERY important, as they just spent about 2 minutes under 2 grown adults whose combined weight is potentially around 350 - 400+ lbs.)

    
    

   Or, if you aren’t too keen on potentially squashing the guts out of your child, just lay on the floor and have little Johnny or little Susie (those are your kids names… you should have recognized them.) come and just kick you a few times in the head as hard as they can. You may think to yourself, “Hey! These kids are a LOT bigger! They kick really hard now!” That’s when you get to thank God for how well they’ve grown since you felt them move for the first time, and also thank Adidas for making their soccer cleats so darn affordable.

   Whether you pick the first or the second option, I hope you can take some time to relive what it was like when YOU were waiting for your first baby to be born.