10/29/2017 Delivery Day (Part I)- The Waiting Game

theincredidad November 20, 2017 0 Comments
Waiting is hard. I'm not a very patient man. Just ask my wife. She'll tell you it's true. Case and point, I am writing this in the delivery room. When I say that, what do you picture? Probably a scene from a movie if you're anything like me. Picture it, in all it's celluloid glory: Ext. City Hospital - Day A haggard looking, bumbling, BUFFOON, jumps out of his sports car, rolls across the hood…
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Daddy Support Group

theincredidad November 19, 2017 1 Comments
Bex pointed out a sign up sheet for Mommy and Me classes the other day. I acknowledged it with my customary cave man grunt but I really didn't think much about it at the time. The class was called Mommy and Me, not, Mommy, Daddy, and Me. Until Bex recruits me to chauffeur, I have zero obligation to care. But between you and me, I'm starting to rethink my position on this.     For those…
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What’s In A Name?

theincredidad November 18, 2017 0 Comments
William Shakespeare asked, "What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet." Oscar Wilde said, "Experience is the name we give our mistakes." Even old Teddy Roosevelt got in on the philosophizing when he said, "Never throughout history has a man who has lived a life of ease left a name worth remembering." Gee thanks fellas. No pressure there. I read in a book…
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Diaper Doody

theincredidad November 17, 2017 6 Comments
Fun fact - I went most of my life without changing a diaper but I promise you, I wasn't actively avoiding it. The opportunity just never presented itself and that was fine by me. I grew up in a large family. My mom was the oldest of seven and my dad was the oldest of three. That resulted in me having a lot of cousins on both sides of the family, a lot of whom, I only lived a mile away from. Lots…
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Gender Reveal

theincredidad November 16, 2017 0 Comments
For months, people had been asking us what we were having, a boy or a girl. Bex had it easy, she was at home with the hyperemesis, throwing up all day. But I was out there in the world fielding all of the questions that came from well meaning busy bodies. The early but all too frequent conversations went something like this: "Do you know the gender yet?" "No Peggy From Work who I barely talk to.…
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Sleep While You Can

theincredidad November 16, 2017 0 Comments
Some days are easy. I can kick back with a frosty beverage and watch the Bills make a late third quarter comeback. Afterwards, I enjoy a celebratory nap until Bex puts dinner on the table.My favorite is when she makes a rack of beef ribs. If you've never had them, try them. I didn't even know they existed until Bex and I started dating. I promise you they make for one of the best dinner's you've…
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I Guess You’re Next

theincredidad November 16, 2017 0 Comments
All this trouble started  back when my cousin Steph announced that she was pregnant. I congratulated her because I was very excited to have another baby in the family but secretly I prayed to the saints that I wouldn't catch whatever disease was in the water back home. Still, Steph delivered kiss of death by saying, "I guess you're next." At this point, Steph's older brother, Brandon, had two…
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The Nursery or Let’s Move Before He’s Old Enough To Know He Sleeps In A Closet

theincredidad November 16, 2017 0 Comments
We used to live in a big three bedroom condo across the street from Disneyland. No really, it took us ten minutes to walk from our front door to the park gates. It was a great, lively area, close to food and entertainment. The best part was that we had new neighbors every week because most of our complex was vacation rentals. There were some things that weren't so great though. First of all the…
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A Letter To My Wife

theincredidad November 15, 2017 3 Comments
October 21, 2017 -  California Dear Bex, This may come as a bit of a shock but — Surprise! You're pregnant. Okay, so it may not be as shocking as it was back in March. You have grown, incubated, and carried around our future child inside you for almost nine months now. But do you remember how surprised we were when we found out? It was a dark and stormy night...not really, it was a bright and…
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