I just read back the first paragraph and it sounds kind of serious.  Well its not.  I’ve let a couple of things go in preparation for the next 7,8,9 months. 

First off, I’ve had to let go of the cold. You might as well call me an Eskimo because I love the cold, except for first thing in the morning when I wake up.  Any other time, if it is hot, I am probably not too happy.  And if it is at bedtime then I am just plain miserable.  Be that as it may, I have compromised my position and the temperature I like.  My wife likes it warm and with her carrying my child, I’ve given in to that.  I do sneak in some cold air when I can. 

The sacrifice comes in the way of cable.  This one is hitting us both, but I think it will be good for us and the baby in the long run.  Entirely too many hours are spent mesmerized at the boob tube.  The main contributing factor to this sacrifice is the amount of money we were spending to watch this entertaining nonsense.  Almost an oxymoron.  It’s entertaining, but 95% of it is nonsense.  We were spending right around $70 a month and really only watch about 5 or 6 shows and some occasional sports.  What we realized is that most of the shows that we watch are available to watch online at the network websites and the ones that we like are released on DVD not too long after the season ends, which we can buy for about $30 or rent from Netflix.  Needless to say, we agreed on this sacrifice and said good bye to cable programming.

We will see in the coming months what else will fall into the Sacrifice & Compromise categories.

It has been exactly 8 days since I found out I was going to be a dad!  I don’t think it has still fully hit me that this is happening.  I am excited and nervous and scared.  I want to be The Perfect Dad, whatever that is.  Only time will tell that story. 

Today we had our first doctors appointment.  We went in expecting to see the baby and get a due date, but as fate would have it, we were not as far along as we thought.  Mom was really disappointed and a bit unnerved.  Based on her last menstrual period, which was right at the time of our wedding, we figured her to be right around 8 weeks.  Before the doctor did the sonogram, figuring 8 weeks, the due date was to be May 21, 2009.

As of now, we need to wait another month before we find out exactly how far along she is and when the due date will be. Mom is a little upset about that, she had her hopes up today to find that out. This is the first baby for both of us and we are a bit anxious to get all the info we can. It’s going to be a long 7,8,9 months?

Mom is a bit unhappy with me because she seems to think that I am not excited about having a baby. @@@Back-story…when we got married, I told her I was ready for kids and that when she is ready then we can start trying being that were using two types of birth control.@@@  Truth be told, I am extremely excited, I just express my emotions a bit differently than most. I am somewhat reserved and don’t like to outwardly show emotion. Not to sure why? Anyways, I think what has blocked some of my emotion is thoughts of the future and wondering if I’m going to be a good dad…let alone perfect. While its not a bad thing to think about the future and plan, I need to make sure it doesn’t get in the way of my present happiness. Also want to stay on moms good side.  ;)

This is post 1 of many on my journey to be The Perfect Dad.