Notes from Away

We have been very busy around the house lately with many projects and Bridget.

Bridget and her cousin Alex having a conversation during a break in our drive home.

Melissa and I pulling some trees during our fenceline clean up. She wanted to drive so I let her.

The aftermath…

Bridget has learned to roll over onto her back. Currently working on back to front.

Melissa and her mother have been really busy in the front flower beds! The neighbors love them.

Melissa and Bridget have a stylish new ride.

Thursday night the doctor will induce Melissa. I will be a dad on Thursday or Friday.

The changing table is finished and installed in the nursery. We packed the bag for both of us to take to the hospital when the time comes.

Whille at the local home improvement mega giant store to check price and availability of  an interior door we found the door we wanted in the markdown bin. It was a special order that was not the right item, ended up being $60 less and no waiting 14 days for the door to be shipped in. Score!

We are almost ready for the apperance of our child. A few more small jobs and some cleaning and we will be set, or we think so. I have been able to check many things off of my todo list. Melissa is at the point of “get this thing out of me”.

I am looking forward to meeting my daughter and doing all the associated parent type stuff. I am also scared of parentood too. Friends have said if you think you are ready and not scared you are still not prepared.

This weekend I was a tree in the Detroit St. Patrick’s Day Parade, we were walking with The Greening of Detroit group.

Our unborn child’s books have overtaken the house.

My wife is losing the battle between our child and her belly button.

The nursery has been finished for months, just waiting on a piece of furniture to be finished.

Mgal and I hit some more sales last week! Pottery Barn, Pottery Barn Kids, Baby Gap and Carters Outlet, holy cow what deals we recieved.

Mgal is also under constant attack from within by the baby. She has been very active recently and not letting Mgal forget she is there.  We are starting to see body parts pushing from the inside, a little unnerving in an Aliens way.

While shopping with my wife earlier today I noticed some interesting sale pricing differences. Some items had drasticly different clearence prices than identical items. I am thinking they just have a random number generator set between a high and low price and it spits out price lables. I will not complain as long as I can find the least expensively priced item for my kid. If it means I am a bad parent for being a tightwad then sign me up!