As I’ve mentioned previously, in an article about fictional feline back-stories, I’ve been thinking a bit about life, relationships, and fatherhood lately, as I steadily approach the latter. My life is about to change, with the entry of another, and I find I’m becoming very introspective, wondering what kind of world my wife and I are bringing this baby into. One of the things I’ve been focusing on lately is communication. Specifically, the communication between myself and my wife.
Allow me to digress into something that only a small number of my minuscule readership will find interesting. I’m about to become a father, which makes a man reflect on a lot of things. Not necessarily deep or wise things, just life in general. Cats have really strange habits, and far more personality than any other pet. In order to make sense of their idiosyncrasies, my wife and I have come up with back-stories and explanations for each of them. They are almost as creative as the names we gave them. Here are a couple.
My wife and I are just a few weeks away from parenthood. Nevaeh will be here sometime around August 1st. We’re anxiously awaiting her, but have pretty much resigned ourselves to the fact that she’s just never coming out. I’ve seen the ultrasounds, and it looks like she’s laughing at us. At night, when Jenn is asleep and I’m up playing my DS, I swear I can hear her, building tiny Ikea shelving units for the long haul. The other day, we received a Sharper Image catalog addressed to her, by name. Come on, kid, you’re freaking me out. Just get out of there already.
Life is a stressful ball of crap. This post is a testament to that fact. Enjoy.
My first article, in which I explain who I am and why I’m here. Also a few notes on the design of my blog, and how I plan on using it. If you’re wanting a quick rundown on why you might care about anything I say, you might find it in here. Alternately, if you’re just a completest, and need to read all the articles, this would be the place to begin.