Babies, and All Things Wonderful

Fatherhood has finally settled upon my corner of the world. I am not sure if it was the homemade crab legs I made for her or something else, but after anguishing over the fact we may never have children of our own the most wonderful thing happened. A positive test for pregnancy, and after a midnight run to the grocery store three more positive tests. I even got one of those sticks with the digital readouts on it just to be sure.


Sure enough the next day her OB confirmed it with a blood test. I call the minuscule mass of growing cells Rufus. Our child may learn years later this name could have been his/her fate. My brother Jay and I were to have been named Twilaeve and Twiladawn had we been girls so the new addition to our family should count their lucky stars. Rufus had caused quite a stir in our lives already. Every second lately seems dedicated to the decisions we will have to make down the road. From as simple as room color to Rufus's real name all the way to appointing Cliff Faber as his/her future football coach. The growing baby saps at Kimi's strength so she has been napping a lot lately. I got a book to keep me informed on the blow by blow trials and tribulations of a new pregnant mother to be. The book says that she is exhausted because of Rufus, not laziness. It was however, written by a woman, so they may just be perpetuating some secret cult of motherhood to get out of doing dishes. I think a lot of the coming baby and what the world will be like....

Rufus,

We are waiting for you. We have dreamed of children for years and it wasn't until your mother and I found each other that you blessed our life. You will be loved , and cared for, spoiled, hovered over. and generally annoyed by us for the rest of your life. Read these words and know I will dedicate the rest of my life to making your childhood something special. I will work hard to let you grow into the adult you want to be. I hope to lead you to a better life than I have right now, just as my father did for me. I hope you surpass the things I've accomplished, see as much of the world as we have, and try not to make every mistake in life that we have. Remember, we will always love you, we will always be there for you, and you will always be our Rufus.

Dad.