January 27, 2014

Welcome to my blog,

There is a great probability that this blog will only serve as a journal of my experiences over the next few months. Perhaps others stumble on it and read, perhaps they don't. However, I truly want to record as many of my thoughts and experiences as possible as I travel with my family towards adding another human being to our little pack.

First, myself. I am 28, employed, slightly overweight, married, and happy. This will be my first child, and probably my only procreation in my time here on earth. As my dad would say "this is a man's chance at immortality". He's not wrong.

I have a wonderful step-son Jake. He's 8. I've known him since he was 4 and I was 24. We've both changed a bit. Perhaps not so impressive is that we've gained the same amount of weight since then. Jacob has a father who is in his life, so I'm more of an extra male role model. In my estimation you can never have too many.

So, this is it, my shot at full-time, full blown, hope you don't screw it up, parenthood.

I want to use this blog to capture this once in a life time experience. Not out of regret for only having one child. But more of a snap shot of how excited and scared I am. I want to come back and read when the child is no longer a baby and laugh at my uncertainty. Or nod at my hesitations, whichever it may be.

I titled this blog A Man's Guide THROUGH Pregnancy for a reason. I've read and read, everything titled a Man's guide to pregnancy, but I know damn well how I got here. I need to know how to get through and beyond. There is far to little information out there for soon to be dads that is realistic. To much "how to help your wife" info (which is important) and not enough (how to calm down and not panic and apply for a second job) info.

Of course everyone's experience is different so this is not instructional, good God how would I know anyways. But I will try and get as far into my experience as my personality will allow.

I've seen a lot of "WE'RE HAVING A BABY SO FOLLOW ALONG" blogs. I have no intention of this becoming that. But this should prove therapeutic for myself so I don't much care.

For now, it's my lunch, and it's over, so I must get back to whatever I was google-ing and leave the first real chapter in this Odyssey for tomorrow, or later today depending on the google-ing.

Sean