Free Stuff is Nice

Becky has returned from Dana's house bearing gently used gifts. We're pretty much going to have all the elements for the baby's room. Crib, rocker, little bathtub and diaper trashcan. Wow. This means we'll be able to register for the Josie really needs: A 72 inch 1080p High Def TV. She has to see the Banana Splits in actual size to get a grasp of the world.

Scrubbing bubbles

Babies are easiest to clean when they are still in the womb. They can't squirm their way from the soap in the shower.

Dream smaller

Someday I find myself thinking about things I'll be doing with Josie. I worry about various things around the house. It seems like a rush of weirdness coming straight at me. But then I calm down by remembering that for at least the first six months, she'll be laying around, gurgling, crying, drinking and having to have things be brought to her.

And then what?

Blue Cross sent us a book called, "Caring For Your Baby And Young Child: Birth to Age 5." That means that Josie is on her own when she turns 6. Guess that's when I'm supposed to turn her over to the wolves so she can grow up in the woods.

One of the tips is "Make sure to reserve some special time each day for you and your older child." Can I substitute my inner-child?

name game

They had an article about how people with certain names might have a better chance of being criminals. I wasn't able to find out the chances of Josie being linked to a felony. Good thing I didn't go with Ma Barker.

Eight is Enough for others

The news keeps dealing with the woman who just pumped out 8 kids. I feel like such a lazy bum only having a single child on the way. Although I'm guessing Becky has a different view of things.

Do you think anyone at the woman's hospital codenamed her "Octopussy?"

Baby Blather

A girl?

What do I know about raising girls? Sure maybe I don't know everything about raising a boy. But at least I was a boy all those years ago. And I have two younger brothers so I know what they did and how we were raised. But we didn't have girls in our house. We just had mom. And that doesn't count.

What do I know about girls? If I had a clue about women, I'd be on my third marriage by now.

The good thing is that Becky has promised to deal with those women issues when it comes to Josie. i won't have to take her bra shopping, feminine napkin shopping and mustache waxing. Although I'll help her fill out Cosmo quizzes.