GDDB 008 - The Excitement / Preparation / Fear

Having a kid, or kids, is a big deal. And the decision to have kids is a big deal too. It comes with a lot of emotions...excitement, preparation, love, nervousness and a touch of fear even.

• I have mentioned in previous episodes about how my wife and I always talked about having kids, and that we agreed on our ideal number being two.
• Then the real talks start coming into play, the planning of having kids and the actual readiness of wanting to start trying to have kids. 
• This is the excitement, love and slight nervousness stage.
• I mean...what guy doesn't want more reasons to get in bed with his lady, and when you’re trying to conceive...it can lead to even more times in the sack than normal!
• It’s easier for some people to get pregnant than others, and i’ll get to that for my wife & I’s situation in another episode...but not everyone has an easy time conceiving. 
• THEN... you find out that your wife is pregnant. O.M.G. yall are going to be taking care of a child in 9ish short months...a human being...that you have to keep alive, healthy and teach things to. Ok now the slight nervousness hits the touch of fear but yet the excitement and the love overcome and preparation kicks in.
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• It is an amazing feeling. I remember the months leading up to our first daughter’s birth, preparing her room and getting the house ready.
• Mentally preparing ourselves for a baby in the house.
• Reading to her all the time, talking to her through my wife’s belly-region.
• Nervousness and fear fade away in the bliss of your child coming into the world and being able to hold her/him for the first time.
• I. Am. Going. To. Be. A. Dad.
• That is what I remember telling myself. And nothing (except maybe the day I married my wife) made me more proud and excited than that feeling.
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• These feelings are natural, OK, Great, Amazing, RIGHT. 
• I’ve said it before; kids will change your life forever....but it’s worth it.