3.6.2013
Last Thursday we found out the sex of our Jigglypuff. Yes, last Thursday, I know, I've been lazy. We're having a girl! Which is what we were hoping for! Bust out the nasty pink bubblegum cigars! We've got a name picked out already too, she's going to be Rena Fae (unless we change our minds, which I don't think we will).
I've also gotten another job, finally. It's full-time with insurance for both of us, then the three of us later. It's about a $3 pay increase per hour, rotating four 10-hour shifts then three days off. All I need to do is go in for a physical and orientation, and I'm good. I hope I like this job. Who am I kidding? Compared to my current job, this one will be much more enjoyable. I turned in my two week notice at my current job which I've been working at for five and a half years, which was also my first job. So needless to say, I'm stressed in many different ways. But with the silver lining starting to shine in the clouds once again, I can't help but confirm that I'm looking on the bright side of life.
Thursday, March 7, 2013
Friday, February 1, 2013
Igglybuff Always Evolves Into Jigglypuff When Friendship is High
2.2.2013
Thursday we had our first doctor's appointment and first ultrasound and found out we are 15 weeks instead of 12, looks like our Igglybuff evolved into a Jigglypuff and we didn't even know it!
These images depict either an alien baby or Christopher Nolan's Bane
We were given a new due date of July 25, 2013 (our old due date was August 14, 2013). This is great, because we have so many family and friends whose birthdays are in August.
During the ultrasound our Jigglypuff seemingly waved at us, it was really cute. Jigglypuff looked really chill and relaxed inside of mommy. The ultrasound tech found Jigglypuff almost immediately, it was a very surreal experience for me. We won't know the gender until the next doctor's appointment on the 28th.
We got a bunch of pamphlets and "What to Expect When You're Expecting" for free. I was a little amused at one of the papers which used the word 'ensconced', how many people know what that word means? Strange choice of words.
I feel much more connected to Jigglypuff now that I can see her/him. Jigglypuff has reminded me to always look on the bright side of life!
Thursday we had our first doctor's appointment and first ultrasound and found out we are 15 weeks instead of 12, looks like our Igglybuff evolved into a Jigglypuff and we didn't even know it!
These images depict either an alien baby or Christopher Nolan's Bane
We were given a new due date of July 25, 2013 (our old due date was August 14, 2013). This is great, because we have so many family and friends whose birthdays are in August.
During the ultrasound our Jigglypuff seemingly waved at us, it was really cute. Jigglypuff looked really chill and relaxed inside of mommy. The ultrasound tech found Jigglypuff almost immediately, it was a very surreal experience for me. We won't know the gender until the next doctor's appointment on the 28th.
We got a bunch of pamphlets and "What to Expect When You're Expecting" for free. I was a little amused at one of the papers which used the word 'ensconced', how many people know what that word means? Strange choice of words.
I feel much more connected to Jigglypuff now that I can see her/him. Jigglypuff has reminded me to always look on the bright side of life!
Saturday, January 19, 2013
Graveler Always Evolves into a Golem on the Other Side of the Trade
1.20.2013
Thursday we went to New Beginnings Maternity Care to set up a doctor's appointment with Medicaid. We left with a ton of magazines and other various pamphlets of information on babies. Our doctor's appointment is at 12 weeks and 1 day, we'll finally get to see our Igglybuff. We decided to nickname s/he after a Pokemon, yes. Igglybuff during the first trimester, Jigglypuff during the second, and Wigglytuff during the third. Why? Because we're nerds like that. We decided that when we transition into the third we're going to fashion a moon stone (What is used to evolve Jigglypuff into a Wigglytuff in the games/anime/manga) and take a picture with Lyndsay's belly and the 'moon stone' and say "What? Jigglypuff is evolving! Congratulations, your Jigglypuff evolved into a Wigglytuff!" in a Pokemon-esque way. We have Pokeanimals too. We have two turtles, Squirtle and Shelly (Shellos); we had three mice that passed away, Pichu, Minun, and Plusle; and Pumpkin's middle name is Houndour; so naturally, we went with a Pokemon name for our child as well. Not when s/he's born though, that would be too weird...
There's also been a lot of family drama going on that I sincerely wish would stop, but alas, the drama is a never-ending cycle. I wish everyone could just get along with each other and stop being so self-centered. All of this has gotten me remembering to always look on the bright side of life.
Thursday we went to New Beginnings Maternity Care to set up a doctor's appointment with Medicaid. We left with a ton of magazines and other various pamphlets of information on babies. Our doctor's appointment is at 12 weeks and 1 day, we'll finally get to see our Igglybuff. We decided to nickname s/he after a Pokemon, yes. Igglybuff during the first trimester, Jigglypuff during the second, and Wigglytuff during the third. Why? Because we're nerds like that. We decided that when we transition into the third we're going to fashion a moon stone (What is used to evolve Jigglypuff into a Wigglytuff in the games/anime/manga) and take a picture with Lyndsay's belly and the 'moon stone' and say "What? Jigglypuff is evolving! Congratulations, your Jigglypuff evolved into a Wigglytuff!" in a Pokemon-esque way. We have Pokeanimals too. We have two turtles, Squirtle and Shelly (Shellos); we had three mice that passed away, Pichu, Minun, and Plusle; and Pumpkin's middle name is Houndour; so naturally, we went with a Pokemon name for our child as well. Not when s/he's born though, that would be too weird...
There's also been a lot of family drama going on that I sincerely wish would stop, but alas, the drama is a never-ending cycle. I wish everyone could just get along with each other and stop being so self-centered. All of this has gotten me remembering to always look on the bright side of life.
Thursday, January 3, 2013
The Jello is Always More Frozen in the Back of the Refrigerator
1.3.2013
I've slacked off in my blog-posting as of late, so here's one for the new year!
I say goodbye to 2012 like a flea on a dog in a flea bath. 2012 was not a good year in general for me, so I'm more than happy to embrace 2013. I'm taking my coldest memories of 2012 and building a bonfire to rinse my hands of them all. After this past year, I'm glad to have the best wife I could ever ask for by my side to get me through the hardest, most uncertain parts of myself and my life. I couldn't ask for anything more.
Oh, Christmas, that's right. So what did we get each other? Lyndsay got me a Batman long-sleeved shirt, a Batman beanie, and a Batman glass with a cape. This one. I got her a massaging pillow, a water bottle that has a filter much like this one, and Batman: Arkham Asylum for the PS3. Yes, we like Batman a lot. It's simple pleasures like these that remind me to always look on the bright side of life.
I've slacked off in my blog-posting as of late, so here's one for the new year!
I say goodbye to 2012 like a flea on a dog in a flea bath. 2012 was not a good year in general for me, so I'm more than happy to embrace 2013. I'm taking my coldest memories of 2012 and building a bonfire to rinse my hands of them all. After this past year, I'm glad to have the best wife I could ever ask for by my side to get me through the hardest, most uncertain parts of myself and my life. I couldn't ask for anything more.
Oh, Christmas, that's right. So what did we get each other? Lyndsay got me a Batman long-sleeved shirt, a Batman beanie, and a Batman glass with a cape. This one. I got her a massaging pillow, a water bottle that has a filter much like this one, and Batman: Arkham Asylum for the PS3. Yes, we like Batman a lot. It's simple pleasures like these that remind me to always look on the bright side of life.
Sunday, December 23, 2012
The Bacon is Tastier on the Other Side
12.23.2012
Today we went to a holiday get-together with some of my wife's extended-family. There was a woman there that recently had a baby, so her and my wife discussed practical advice relating to babies. This was good for her, because she got to talk to a person who recently went through pregnancy and understood what she was going through. Unlike most of the other so-called 'advice givers', this woman was sympathetic and gave advice rather than 'tell-it-how-it-was-for-them' by inferring what they thought she needs to do. That fact alone is what drives my wife up the wall, she wants to be seen as more than just a mommy-to-be, she wants to still be seen as a person, as, Lyndsay. She is not a cardboard cut-out or carbon copy of anyone or anything, and doesn't deserve to be treated as such.
Now that I have that out of my system, let's talk about me. (I'm not being conceited or anything) I find that most of the male role-models in today's society are of the stereotypical type. Here's what I mean:
Maybe I've gone too far in my list and offended some of you. If I offend you, you needed it. You needed that ice-bath to wake up from some sort of delusion that had put blinders on your eyes and a bit in your mouth.
Now that I'm done with that rant, I can get on to the actual point I'm trying to make. I didn't just make a deposit and am waiting to collect the interest, I am a full-time banker that has your best interests in mind.
"It is much easier to become a father than to be one" -Kent Nerburn
Found that in the book I just got today, "Dude, You're Gonna be a Dad!" by John Pfeiffer. I know that there are a million ways I could be handling being a 'pre-dad', some worse than others. I'm living in the moment, because for the moment I feel content with who I am and what I've become. I pray that I will always remain as such, because I want my child(ren) to have a safe and loving home and never feel pressure to become something they aren't. We carve our own destinies, make our own future and I'd hate to see myself becoming my child(ren)'s GPS system then notify them that my battery is at 1% capacity before leaving them cold and alone. Another quote, just because I've taken a liking to quotes in the past half-hour, then I'll go:
"You have to live in these moments, not for them. If you look too hard, they blow right by you. If you do not live enough, you will regret every breath." -Corey Taylor
And remember to always look on the bright side of life!
Today we went to a holiday get-together with some of my wife's extended-family. There was a woman there that recently had a baby, so her and my wife discussed practical advice relating to babies. This was good for her, because she got to talk to a person who recently went through pregnancy and understood what she was going through. Unlike most of the other so-called 'advice givers', this woman was sympathetic and gave advice rather than 'tell-it-how-it-was-for-them' by inferring what they thought she needs to do. That fact alone is what drives my wife up the wall, she wants to be seen as more than just a mommy-to-be, she wants to still be seen as a person, as, Lyndsay. She is not a cardboard cut-out or carbon copy of anyone or anything, and doesn't deserve to be treated as such.
Now that I have that out of my system, let's talk about me. (I'm not being conceited or anything) I find that most of the male role-models in today's society are of the stereotypical type. Here's what I mean:
- Sex Segregation. Whenever we have group-gatherings at people's houses, the men are in one room or area, and the women are in another. When the men finish eating, they keep their plates/bowls/cups/etc sitting in front of them. After a while, the women will wander into the room where their man is, and will take the dirty eating instruments, and throw them away and/or put them in the sink to be washed. Nothing bothers me more than this. I'm a big boy, I'm more than capable of doing it by myself. I also don't like it when the hostess asks if I want another piece of bread from the oven. I always say, "Not right now." Why? Ten times out of ten, they will stop eating, get up, and retrieve the bread FOR me. If I want another helping of anything, I probably know where it is and can get it, sit down and quit making me look like another stereotype. Argh!
- Gender Roles. The woman is there to cook and clean. My wife and I both cook, why? Because we are doing something together and thus, are bonding even more. I don't sit on the couch watching TV in a Fried Green Tomatoes-esque way (Yes, I watched that movie, and I like it a lot). I also wash dishes and clean the house a lot. My wife doesn't work, so yes, I could enslave her in a dictatorship way to be the sole cleaning agent in the house like many men do. But I don't, I usually end up doing most of the cleaning (Sorry if I'm making you look bad honey!), and I'm perfectly fine with that.
- You're not a man unless you're a stereotypical man! I'm comfortable with my sexuality/manhood, I don't need another man to validate any of that for me. If I want to help my wife cook or clean the house, I'll do it. Call me a sissy, a wuss, or whatever you want, that doesn't make me less of a man. I don't expect my wife to take on a subordinate role in our relationship by having dinner on the table when I get home for work or having the doorknobs dusted daily. We are equals. Without action out of both of us, the relationship gets dull and begins to create a rut that grows and grows until, guess what? Divorce. Affair(s). Secret lives. Alcohol/drug abuse.
Maybe I've gone too far in my list and offended some of you. If I offend you, you needed it. You needed that ice-bath to wake up from some sort of delusion that had put blinders on your eyes and a bit in your mouth.
Now that I'm done with that rant, I can get on to the actual point I'm trying to make. I didn't just make a deposit and am waiting to collect the interest, I am a full-time banker that has your best interests in mind.
"It is much easier to become a father than to be one" -Kent Nerburn
Found that in the book I just got today, "Dude, You're Gonna be a Dad!" by John Pfeiffer. I know that there are a million ways I could be handling being a 'pre-dad', some worse than others. I'm living in the moment, because for the moment I feel content with who I am and what I've become. I pray that I will always remain as such, because I want my child(ren) to have a safe and loving home and never feel pressure to become something they aren't. We carve our own destinies, make our own future and I'd hate to see myself becoming my child(ren)'s GPS system then notify them that my battery is at 1% capacity before leaving them cold and alone. Another quote, just because I've taken a liking to quotes in the past half-hour, then I'll go:
"You have to live in these moments, not for them. If you look too hard, they blow right by you. If you do not live enough, you will regret every breath." -Corey Taylor
And remember to always look on the bright side of life!
Thursday, December 20, 2012
The Pillow is Always Cooler on the Other Side
12.20.2012
Today we got approved for WIC, so now we've got a bit more breathing room on our food budget. We still have to go and apply for medicaid and get everything set up as far as doctors appointments go, but other than that, we're off to a good start.
I know it's still early on and everything, but I feel like we, Lyndsay in particular, still need our space from everyone. It's one thing to offer congratulations, but another to suffocate someone with "Are you excited?", "How do you feel about this?", "I want to touch it (her belly when it reaches can't-see-my-feet size)!", and other in-her-face styled prying.
Today we got approved for WIC, so now we've got a bit more breathing room on our food budget. We still have to go and apply for medicaid and get everything set up as far as doctors appointments go, but other than that, we're off to a good start.
I know it's still early on and everything, but I feel like we, Lyndsay in particular, still need our space from everyone. It's one thing to offer congratulations, but another to suffocate someone with "Are you excited?", "How do you feel about this?", "I want to touch it (her belly when it reaches can't-see-my-feet size)!", and other in-her-face styled prying.
- We aren't the "OMG I'M PREGNANT! LET'S HAVE A LINEAR SERIES OF BABY-RELATED/THEMED PARTIES THAT ARE NOT ONLY UNNECESSARY, BUT ABSURD AS WELL! ASK ME HOW FAR I AM!" type people; we enjoy our peace and quiet in regards to our social lives. Not saying we won't have a baby shower, just that a ridiculous amount of parties is well, ridiculous.
- When my wife is noticeably pregnant, you do not have presumed permission to touch her belly, ask nicely and respect the answer you get. Strangers beware: if you approach my wife at full-blown baby-belly and reach to touch it without asking or getting a "no", expect my best impression of Bruce Lee to be written in long-hand on your hand/wrist/arm.
- We are excited, but that does not invite you to play 20 questions with us. If we want you to know the plethora of details, you are probably close to us and, therefore, already know. If we are reluctant to release information, and you persist on asking us further questions, then the answer to your next question is: "Shaddup!"
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
The Grass is Greener on the Other Side
12.19.2012
Today I called my grandmother who lives out of state to tell her she has another great-grandbaby to welcome into the world in August, she was overjoyed at the news. I elected to wait to tell my coworkers until we told my wife's aunt. We went over to my wife's aunt's house to open Christmas presents. We gave our 'Christmas present' to her and she flipped out, haha. I posted a status about it on Facebook, and within seconds people began to spam the 'like' button. I told one of my friends who is in the army, who happens to be in town this week, we're still trying to work out a time to get together and celebrate 'being dads'. I didn't realize exactly how excited I was until now. I'm still a bit unsure about the future, but as I've learned to say: "Always look on the bright side of life"
Today I called my grandmother who lives out of state to tell her she has another great-grandbaby to welcome into the world in August, she was overjoyed at the news. I elected to wait to tell my coworkers until we told my wife's aunt. We went over to my wife's aunt's house to open Christmas presents. We gave our 'Christmas present' to her and she flipped out, haha. I posted a status about it on Facebook, and within seconds people began to spam the 'like' button. I told one of my friends who is in the army, who happens to be in town this week, we're still trying to work out a time to get together and celebrate 'being dads'. I didn't realize exactly how excited I was until now. I'm still a bit unsure about the future, but as I've learned to say: "Always look on the bright side of life"
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