It begins…a look back.
The following is from my blog before this. Just a look back
I came home from a trip to Atlanta. We had to get food and get to rehearsal for Pinocchio. I was in the PT cruiser and needed to drop it off at work but get a ride home because that’s where my pathfinder was. Sarah’s commercial had been cancelled, so maybe we could swing by work, drop off the PT Cruiser, grab dinner, then to rehearsal. She didn’t have to be there after the cast photos were shoot, which meant driving back to Fantasy Playhouse to pick me up at 9:30. That sucks.
“What do you want for dinner?”
“I don’t know”
“Well, let me pee”, says I, and over the baby gate I go. We have to keep the dogs away from the litter box and cat food.
Time passes…
I come out of the powder room and there she stands, wearing a summer dress with jeans underneath.
“I have a present”…and I’m trying to tuck my shirt in. some lewd comment about me zipping my pants and tucking.
She hands me a little yellow book with a spinner on front. I then notice it’s about the wrong and right ways to do pregnancy”. I smile alot, she shakes her head and grins.
I take her in my arms.
“So you’re not going to run away?”
By that time I have tears in my eyes. I am bursting and wanting to hold on to her forever. I am, in that moment, as happy as I could possibly be…and as nervous (”10 fingers, 10 toes, just let everything be ok” I think).
“No.”
I am so happy to be writing this. I love my wife and I am sure we will make great parents.
June 8th, 2007 at 10:47 am
I too am pretty sure you guys will make great parents. I remember when I discovered that we were present. We hoped and suspected. My wife went out and bought a test kit, it came with two tests. She messed up the first because she didn’t read the instructions. Then she messed up the second because she still hadn’t bothered with the directions. So, off to the store she went again and bought another kit. I confiscated this one and wouldn’t let her use it until I had made sure I knew the directions and could explain them to my wife. When she finally got it right and the test showed positive, we both were on the phone and the entire family was notified before the test strip was even dry.
Happy days… and good luck
June 8th, 2007 at 12:15 pm
I actually took the test while Bryan was out of town.. it seemed like less pressure that way. I also took it on April Fool’s Day, which forced me to wait to tell anyone, because no one would’ve believed me anyhow.
Thanks for the vote of confidence!
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