Archive for March, 2009

Final Countdown

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

The dad vanWell, Ellen is having sporadic contractions and we’re anxiously waiting Megan’s arrival. If she doesn’t come naturally by Friday, we are scheduled to induce on Saturday. Frighteningly, we will be parents by Sunday (hopefully sooner).

I was posting on my other blog about what will innevitably happen to me when I cross the mystic threshold into fatherhood and I figured it was appropirate for this blog as well. As a father I must:

1.) begin wearing tevas with white socks
2.) sport a fanny pack (preferably denim) containing sunscreen, wet wipes, and chapstick at all times
3.) go bald (wait that’s already happening)
4.) drive a van that has little TV’s, DVD players, captain’s chairs, coolers, navigation systems, storage compartments, and curtains.

Does anyone know where I can buy Tevas, a denim fanny pack, and a van in one location? Is there a dad store?

The Nursery

Sunday, March 15th, 2009

nursery panoramaAs I mentioned in the post below, the nursery is finally complete. It has been quite an experience to get that room squared away – lots of painting and furnature refisining, my favorite (Blah). Many thanks to Betty and Penny for their help.

Now all we need is a baby to put into it…

Anticipation – Remember that scene in Alien? I hope it’s not like that.

Sunday, March 15th, 2009

The nursery is done, the baby seats are latched into place in the car, the overnight bag is packed… and now we wait. We are officially full term as of yesterday and Megan could arrive any moment now. It’s been a long journey for Ellen and I to get here. With one miscarriage and one ectopic pregnancy, we’ve been on a physical and emotional roller coaster for over two years. The challenges have  made it all the more joyful for us to welcome our fist baby girl, Megan Irene Peterson into the world – God is faithful!

I put together this blog as a means to keep family and friends up to date with our baby adventure. I probably dare not imagine the kind of crazy stuff that will be written on this blog over the coming months. Hopefully it will be a source of up to date information, joy, laughter, and raw disgustingness – so many new and exciting infant excretions lay ahead! ~ Grant