And I can't help but draw a depiction of a pregnant girl everywhere I am. I don't know what it is. I'm currently taking a class at OU for my Master's, Developmental Art Therapy, and we had to free draw for 5 minutes and this is what I ended up drawing. Perhaps it has something to do with the shape of the body...who knows. I do know a few years ago, a friend painted a pregnant girl on my bedroom floor (I had pulled up my carpet and painted my concrete and then had friends paint stuff on the floor) when his wife was pregnant.
Anyways, aside from pregnant painting, time is closing in and Elijah will be here before I know it. Everything is falling into place beautifully. The nursery is done, we are gathering the essentials, Katie and Elijah are growing well and we begin "parenting education" classes in about 3 weeks. Katie is officially in her 3rd trimester and it feels as though we are on the downward slope. My nervousness seems to have ceased and I have this new confidence and self reassurance that everything is going to go just fine. My life is changing and it is for all the better. It makes me sad to hear people my age talk about how unnecessary relationships are and paint a picture of disgust at the mention of a baby. They are missing out on a miracle.
Oh, we also registered at couple of stores. You can check out our registries at http://www.babiesrus.com/, http://www.walmart.com/, and http://www.sears.com/.
We have another appointment on Monday and we then begin bi-weekly appointments.
I broke down a couple different ways to count down the arrival of baby Elijah. He'll be here after:
-11 Church Services
-5 Paydays
-3 Observed Holidays (Columbus, Veteran's and Thanksgiving Day)
Crazy.
1 comment:
Son, I can't tell you how excited I am about your future. Being a Father is the most exciting and the most terrifying experience a man can have. Your perspective of life changed when you realized how much you loved Katie and then asked her to marry you. And you perspective of life is again changing for you with the thought of Elijah coming into the world.
You have handled the additional responsibility with maturity beyond your years. That's why it seems so sad to you when other guys your age react the way they do. Realize that you are now a man with a man's attitude and perspective. These guys are still boys with a boy's perspective.
Embrace the changes ahead of you with your whole heart and begin to touch on the love the Heavenly Father has on you as you hold your own son.
I'm so proud of you.
Love, Dad
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