Friday, April 18, 2008

Look what the crib stork braught home!

It is a brand new all improved, piece of furniture made in Vietnam! It's a bird! It's a plane, No! It's a super crib! (well, not really super, but it is a crib for Andrew) And what does that mean ladies and gentlemen? That there were lots and lots of shorter folk in Vietnam who made this for us! How thoughtful is that?


If you notice, it also came with a feline from somewhere too. (just kidding, it's really our cat Penny) She felt the need to inspect the crib and see if it was up to her standards as a cat. Needless to say, it has passed the Penny test and there was much rejoicing! (Halfheartedly) Yea..... And in a totally unrelated story, there were no Holy Hand Grenades ever used while assembling this bed. An enchanter named Tim thought about showing up, but he said he had an engagement with some explosions or something. I'm not quite sure what that means, or who invited him.
Georgette's appointments now are a week apart. It is now crunch time, well, not really but uh, it sounded good? Things are going along perfectly. Georgette's health is doing well, and Andrew is doing just fine himself. His heartbeat is steady and around the 150's. He is getting much more active and is now letting me feel his actions.
Andrew will move tons just for Georgette and every time I put my hand on her belly to feel him, he stops. It's like he's going to get in trouble. Georgette would say, 'Just wait till your father gets home!' Either that or he's not scared of me anymore, which I hope... I don't know how to describe what it feels like to feel him move. Part of me wonders if this is all real, or if it is some dream and I will wake up soon. Part of me questions whether or not I am ready to be a father and provide for this small family we have. Then I think about my nephew and all that I hear about him and I get excited.
I get excited to hold him for the first time, to see him smile for the first time, or smile at all. I wonder what he's going to look like. If he's going to have this enormous bumpy head like mine, or if he'll have a normal head like Georgette's. What color is his hair going to be? What color will his eyes be? How much fun it is going to be to be able to play with him and make him laugh. What will he be interested in? Cars like Eli, or something I really like. Scientific stuff like Astronomy, or physics, or electronics or something like that.
We were out and about and drove by a park where there were a lot of people practicing for baseball. It reminded me of when I was a strappling young lad and I started playing. (I can't believe it's been that long ago. It seems like I was doing it just a few years ago.) I enjoyed playing baseball so much and I wonder if Andrew will enjoy playing. I wonder about so much sometimes. It is my hope, though, that he learns from my mistakes and gets a chance to make some of his own that I haven't already made.


And Now For Something Completely Different!
This was taken in Oregon when Georgette and I were on our honeymoon.

Anywho, it is now time for bed. Murray's love bed and I'm a bed bear, so I do care, so I sleep there.

P.S. I think someone has hijacked my indentation for my paragraphs. Perhaps I should report it to the Tab Key Enforcement Agency. There has to be some sort of standards!

1 comment:

Kirsten said...

Lots of wondering going on there, Murr-ster! It really is exciting watching them and all their little firsts! I know I totally freaked out when we set up the crib. That made it all seem so much more real!

I know you are going to love chasing him around and making him squeal. I think that is one of the greatest perks about being a parent! Torturing your kids and listening to their delighted shrieks of enjoyment!

Sorry I haven't called you back. I am SO bad. It took me more than a week to finally check my voicemail, and it seems that whenever I go to make any sort of phone calls Eli goes and finds his grumpy pants and starts making his displeasure known quite vocally.

I don't think we will be able to make it to Andrew's blessing. We would LOVE to be there, but I don't think I can do a 5 1/2 hour drive with a toddler who has a great distaste for car rides and a newborn who doesn't yet know what the heck is going on. We will definitely be there is spirit though.

Love ya, Murray!