Getting Ready

Lizzie,
It's starting to get closer and closer to your due date. Your mom & I are excited, scared, nervous, and anxious to meet you. We know that we won't ever be the perfect parents, but we're trying! There has been lots of planning and preparation for your arrival. As soon as we found out you were coming, we started getting ready.

We have found ourselves in weird territory. Before, we didn't even go down the "baby" aisle at the grocery store. Now we are. We've been buying diapers now, ahead of time, so that we have them for you to use. Some things are like every generation, but for you we've bought the best: you don't have a diaper pail. You don't have a trash can. You have a "Diaper Genie II Elite™ Advanced Disposal System."

Ok, so that's not any thing to necessarily rave about, but we're trying to do what we can. We don't have an instruction manual that you come with. As geeks, we've been trying to understand the new change to our world as best we can. Yes, we're geeks, if you didn't figure that out yet. We have more computers (6) than people (2) in our house, and I've already been planning your machine. I have the OS picked out and your mom agrees on the keyboard/mouse design... back to the preparations.

After we got back from grocery shopping, we started a load of laundry of your things. I insisted that we get two bottles of baby detergent, since we'll be doing lots of loads. Your mom said we didn't need to just yet because your things would all fit in one load. I still insisted. Guess what? Your things fit in one load! (PS> your mom is very smart -- and right most of the time)

See you soon, my daughter.

-Dad

Snow

Lizzie,
I know you won't appreciate it right now. But your mom has been doing an incredible job taking care of you. From the interrupted sleep to the back pain to the leg pain to the exhaustion to everything else, she's been looking out for you and doing everything she can to prepare for your arrival.

We've made purchases and other people have made purchases. "Things"-wise we are getting close to being done. We've got a rocking chair on order (from good ol' Babies 'R Us), the crib and bassinet are assembled, clothes are purchased, and a supply of diapers are on hand.

Lately, we've been dealing with snow. Snow, snow, snow and more snow. Although you aren't expected for 28 more days, we've been trying to keep at least a walkway clear so that we can reach the street. This storm hasn't been as cooperative. We've got a Blizzard on our hands. I got up early this morning to try and make the walkway. It lasted for two hours. Your mommy and I went out again to try and make it. We even got some of the cars dug out. But the blowing wind made it difficult. Taking a break for lunch, we checked the weather and it said that 2-3 inches per hour were predicted.

Also, more snow. Yep. More snow next week.

Back to digging (since I can't carry you yet)...

-Dad