So the news is out, and everyone knows, and now the wait. For me at least. Bri on the other hand has to deal with it differently as you might guess. Really when you look at it the nine month wait we now have to endure is much like the wait in 2005 when we got married. In fact that was days from being exactly nine months.
My excitement about being a dad is still there, but I've let it tone down some. No need to get overly out of control now eight months from d-day. Like I do with most long waits I look at the calendar and break down the time with other events that require a shorter waiting period. Call them checkpoints if you will. But when you live in Texas there are three months in the year that no matter what will drag...SUMMER.
More so this year since Bri will have to deal with the heat and being pregnant at the same time. At least she works in air conditioning. But I do seem to remember the summer prior to our wedding was extremely long and hot. Brings whole new meaning to 'watching the kettle boil'.
But alas there are many things to look forward to before the day comes. Bri's birthday is just around the corner, along with our first sonogram. Another Canucks/Stars game in March. A week in Denver that will surely blow by quickly. Mix in my birthday in May, and Memorial day and we're at the door step to summer. But I know on the other side of summer is football season, and as most football fans know those weeks blow by very fast.
But one thing that will integrate itself into the wait, and will hopefully continue through the entire period is Colorado Rockies baseball. That's right, I said Rockies baseball. Nothing would make me happier than having to miss a World Series game with my Rockies in it because I have to be at the hospital.
It dawned on me in the last week that last October was probably the funnest I've ever had with the Rockies run. Then the thought that it will no doubt be quickly trumped the next time around. Let's just hope Jeff Francis and the boys can make it a fun year again this year. Because nothing will slow down the wait than a lost Rockies year.
But while I look forward to Denver, our birthdays, holidays, and baseball in the end I am ultimately waiting for one day. I just don't know what day in October that will be.
Sunday, February 24, 2008
Thursday, February 14, 2008
IT IS!!!
So ten home pregnancy tests and a single visit to the doctor and the prospect of shopping for baby stuff has become a reality.
While the visit to the doctor was a little less climactic than we thought it would be it did give Bri and I the concrete idea that our parents will soon be grand parents, and Jason will be an uncle.
So what comes next? Less than nine months of waiting and all that a pregnacy implies, especially for Bri with me in tow as support.
The ironic twist to this is the fact that we received the official announcement exactly five years to the day that we met face to face in Calgary. Yet even more ironic is the fact the baby could arrived six years to the day we first talked to one another.
Of course there is one hurdle that we were able to avoid within the last week of this new situation. There will be no arguing over names, unless we have twins.
So with that thought in mind we are looking at either Brendan Thomas, or Camryn Elizabeth. The first names are just ones we finally agreed on, the middle names are my grandfather's (dad's dad), and Bri's grandmother's (her mom's mom).
Hopefully we'll have pictures in the weeks to come, our first sonogram is scheduled in a few weeks when we'll get our first look at our future.
So before the days turn into weeks, and the weeks into months thank you for all the support and we look forward to what is about to come.
While the visit to the doctor was a little less climactic than we thought it would be it did give Bri and I the concrete idea that our parents will soon be grand parents, and Jason will be an uncle.
So what comes next? Less than nine months of waiting and all that a pregnacy implies, especially for Bri with me in tow as support.
The ironic twist to this is the fact that we received the official announcement exactly five years to the day that we met face to face in Calgary. Yet even more ironic is the fact the baby could arrived six years to the day we first talked to one another.
Of course there is one hurdle that we were able to avoid within the last week of this new situation. There will be no arguing over names, unless we have twins.
So with that thought in mind we are looking at either Brendan Thomas, or Camryn Elizabeth. The first names are just ones we finally agreed on, the middle names are my grandfather's (dad's dad), and Bri's grandmother's (her mom's mom).
Hopefully we'll have pictures in the weeks to come, our first sonogram is scheduled in a few weeks when we'll get our first look at our future.
So before the days turn into weeks, and the weeks into months thank you for all the support and we look forward to what is about to come.
Saturday, February 9, 2008
It Could be, It Might be....
While prematurely, and maybe not as viewed it may be safe to say that in less than nine months the Hall household could be seeing an addition. To say that Bri and I haven't been working our backsides off to accomplish what we believe will be confirmed in a matter or weeks would be an understatement.
Within the last six plus months we have watched two friends bring life into the world. While I'm considered the uncle of one, and Bri is the "baby's daddy" to the other (that story upon request, and only with permission from Stacey), we have been looking forward to our chance at this process.
For both Chris and Pryia and for Stacey we happen to be the ones asked to join them during their trek through Babies R Us as they set up their registries. Both times I think it got our thoughts going.
I can't speak for Bri, but I can say for myself upon the moment she showed me the positive test that did not require squinting at, I have had tons of thoughts roam throughout my mind. From how I'll tell those that are not quite privileged to the information yet, to looks into the future of either early morning hockey practices or soccer, or dance class or whatever he/she decides to do.
One thing is for sure, since we have known each other, friends and family have had children of their own and we watched from the bench gladly showering them with presents. So now, it's our turn.
Of course now we just have to wait for an actual doctor to tell us the same thing. Until then and after that both Bri and I look forward to this journey and sharing it with anyone who happens upon this blog because...
"IT TURNED BLUE" - the test not the beer :)
-Dwayne
Within the last six plus months we have watched two friends bring life into the world. While I'm considered the uncle of one, and Bri is the "baby's daddy" to the other (that story upon request, and only with permission from Stacey), we have been looking forward to our chance at this process.
For both Chris and Pryia and for Stacey we happen to be the ones asked to join them during their trek through Babies R Us as they set up their registries. Both times I think it got our thoughts going.
I can't speak for Bri, but I can say for myself upon the moment she showed me the positive test that did not require squinting at, I have had tons of thoughts roam throughout my mind. From how I'll tell those that are not quite privileged to the information yet, to looks into the future of either early morning hockey practices or soccer, or dance class or whatever he/she decides to do.
One thing is for sure, since we have known each other, friends and family have had children of their own and we watched from the bench gladly showering them with presents. So now, it's our turn.
Of course now we just have to wait for an actual doctor to tell us the same thing. Until then and after that both Bri and I look forward to this journey and sharing it with anyone who happens upon this blog because...
"IT TURNED BLUE" - the test not the beer :)
-Dwayne
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