Seven Weeks to Go!

Dear Jabbers,
We're about seven weeks from meeting you. Seven weeks! That's crazy! Seems like just yesterday your Mom and I found out about you. I'll be honest, we were both in a place where we needed some good news. And finding out that you were coming along was the best news.

We started an online pool so that our friends and family can take guesses as to when you're going to be born and things like your weight, length, hair color, and eye color. I guessed that you'll be born on 2/27 at 11:37am. I also guessed that you'd be 7lbs 3oz., 20.5in long, with red hair and hazel eyes. It's fun to think about what you're going to look like and when you'll be here. But as I sat there and made my guesses, it really got me thinking about who you are going to be and who I hope you'll be.

That's the craziest thing to me. You are going to have real thoughts and feelings. You're going to have your own ideas and dreams. You're going to be a real person.

So here's just a few things that I thought of that I hope for you:

1. I hope that you have a great sense of humor. Your Mom and I are some of the goofiest people you will ever know. And I hope you're just like that. There is absolutely nothing wrong with being silly, goofy, and seeing the lighter side of life. Embrace that.
2. I hope that you have your Mom's strength. Your Mom is the strongest person I have ever met. She has dealt with so much already, and always powers through. Pay attention to her and how she deals with adversity. You'll learn a ton and be a better person because of it.
3. I hope you're optimistic. I do my best to be optimistic and try to see the positive in anything that's going on. I'm not going to lie, there are a lot of times that it is really tough to do that. Sometimes, the world just sucks and it feels like everything is against you. But if you keep that optimistic outlook, I promise you that it will help you get through those tough times easier.
4. I hope that you are a good person. You're going to hear stuff throughout your life about nice guys finishing last. That's not the case. Be a good person. Care about others. It's worth it.
5. I hope that when you get older, you look back on your childhood with fond memories. I'm going to do my best to make sure that happens.

My plan for this blog is to write to you as I think of things I want to tell you. Let's face it, for awhile, you won't really understand a word I'm saying. Then for a few years, you'll understand the words, but you won't really understand the meaning behind it. And for several years after that, you'll just pretend that you don't really understand anything I'm saying. I'm going to try to give you some life lessons. I'll recap some of the funny stuff you do. And I'll probably yell at you a bit, too. 

But one thing I want you to remember...no matter what, I'm always going to love you.

-Dad