I would like to thank you all for the letters, calls, and emails I received asking, "Did you ever end up having the baby?" Initially, I had thought that I would write until the child was born, and at that point, this journal would become obsolete. However, my dear wife has mentioned that there would be value in changing the subject to discuss the ongoing world of fatherhood rather than impending fatherhood.
I agreed, but then I thought, much like classic television shows, I should create a space in between these two epochs to create a "cliffhanger" scenario. Did they have the baby? Was it a boy or girl? Did the baby have all fingers and toes?
Well, the answers are:
Yes.
Boy.
Yes.
William Joseph was born two months ago today, on a cold, overcast 14th of September, 2010. It was a bit of a harrowing evening, but he arrived happy and healthy.
Today is the two month marking of his birth. I would say that it seems like time has flown by, but it hasn't. There have been so many occurrences in the past two months that it seems like he's been around a year already.
Still, William has been better than we ever expected. He sleeps well, he eats well, he's great with people, and doesn't cry unless it's for a reason (usually from gas or being overtired). A good deal of that has to do with the lessons Tiffany learned from The Baby Whisperer and her use of the Baby Connect iPad application to track his every move. It's amazing to be able to track (and usually predict) his behaviour.
William's advancing at a strong rate. He's already flipped over, spoken lots of gibberish, given lots of smiles, and has the bad habit of trying to French kiss his dad (we'll fix that). I enjoy waking up and getting him up because lately he's been in a good mood while in the waking process. I can't wait to see him every day as he changes.
Yay William!
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