The last post before I will have no time to post...

1 day...Megan will be induced tomorrow.


Yep, the big day is basically here. We will be heading to the doctors and then the Hospital shortly after that. I feel as if this entire pregnancy has been a pretty long process. I know it has felt longer to Megan. During this process we have been through many up's and downs. Not between Megan and I but just life situations. Nothing horrible, some bad stuff that was tough to get through but, we did, and we did it with flying colors. My only hope right now is for the entire delivery/birth process to go smooth. I think Megan really deserves that. Her entire pregnancy has not been a story book one to say the least. As a husband I really pray that this part of the pregnancy ends in an amazing manner and almost brag worthy. I really do think that it will happen, we are in one of the best hospitals in the country, Megan and the baby are healthy and I believe in my heart everything will go fine. You hear about people having kids all the time and I have always wished them well. I never really thought about what the parents go through the night before or during delivery. I now know. I am sure this is just one of many new understandings I will now know as I become a new parent.

THE 3 MOST ANNOYING THINGS I HEARD WHEN I TOLD PEOPLE MEGAN WAS PREGNANT THAT I WILL BE VERY HAPPY TO NOT HEAR EVER AGAIN.

3. " Man your Life is going to change forever, enjoy your life now while you can!" (annoying laugh and slap on the back)

Yes, I understand my life is going to change. But, do you actually think I am hitting the clubs and showing love right now? No, I am a homebody and so is my wife who looks forward to having our baby sit in the lamb swing as we watch Netflix for hours. I think my club days are long gone, and trust me, I tore it up when I had the chance. Ask any person who bartended Downtown Orlando during the years of 2000-2007. My liver still hurts.

2. "Your life is over!"

Thanks to all of the douches who said that. I hope that your kids end up finding a really great step dad in the future and by the way, I am sure you are late on a child support payment.

1. "Get ready to get no sleep, get as much as you can now."

Yes, I know that babies for the first 6 weeks and sometimes longer cry and cry and cry until they finally sleep the night through. I also know that you have to feed them every 2-3 hours there in interrupting your former sleep filled nights. I am sure I will be tired and want to get more sleep, but, you are also talking to a guy that runs on about 3 to 4 hours daily. I have always been a night owl and I really think that will help me with the constant feedings. I just think to myself, of all the things you can think to tell someone. This is the wisdom you wish to pass on? I will never do that. I am sure there will be plenty of other little nuggets of wisdom that I will be able to pass on to future fathers to be.

I do want to Thank all of the great people that have passed on great pieces of advice and wisdom to me and Megan. It is very much appreciated and will be used for sure.

Now..on to meet Baby Meglos!!

Oh My God...the big day is set.

T MINUS 5 days- Megan will be induced on January 19th.



This week has been quite a crazy one. All good, but a crazy one for sure. This is Megan sitting on the bouncing ball, eating pineapple and just hoping and praying for this baby to come early. Luckily her wishes were answered. But I will get to that later.

On Tuesday we went in for the final ultrasound and everything went great! We had to stress to the ultrasound tech to NOT tell us or slip up on what sex the baby is. She was very nice and did not slip at all. We found out that our baby weighs 6 pounds and 7 oz. I was a 10 pound baby and Megan was a 7 pounder so that seems about right. The ultrasound tech pointed out that our baby will have hair! Both Megan and I thought that we would have a bald baby since both of us were bald as babies. So that means two things, either this is not my baby and Megan actually is having a baby with a long haired 80's rocker man. Or my Hispanic roots of hairiness are really coming through. Hopefully it is the Hispanic thing. I don't think Megan is into the rocker type.

On Wednesday we finished taking the final maternity shots of Megan. They all turned out so nice and I feel very lucky to have the ability to take them. I may not know how to fix a car or put in hard wood floors. But I know how to take a nice picture. The only bad part is that I am NEVER in any of them! I wish I could have had a couple with me in them, but, as long as Megan loved them, and she did I am very happy. We will be able to cherish these forever!



So Thursday rolled around and we already had our appointment set with the Doctor. We were really hoping to hear some news of Megan progressing along more then she had been at last weeks appointment.
Megan had been having pretty bad headaches the past week and mentioned that to the doctor. Our doctor showed concern and her headaches coupled with high blood pressure only meant one thing. Early signs of Preclampsia. It is a condition that some women get that can affect the over all health of the mother and the baby. She was not in the danger zone just yet, but the early signs are all there. Our fantastic doctor immediately took out her planner and said "We need to plan a date to get this baby out." Megan and I looked at each other and we did a mental chest bump in the room. We were both smiling ear to ear. It was what we had been hoping to hear for a long time! The day is finally here! We both were so excited to hear her talk about the inducement that we kind of brushed aside the seriousness of the condition. The doctor said "If you continue to get the headaches, and it doesn't go away with Tylenol..go to the hospital." That scared me. She told Megan that she is on bedrest until she induces her on Wednesday the 19th. She also has to check her blood pressure twice a day just to make sure the levels don't get too high. Before we left our appointment Megan was put on a fetal heart rate monitor to monitor the baby's heart rate for about 30 minutes. Our doctor just wanted to be absolutely sure everything was fine with our baby. Megan and I sat in this little room and listened to the heart beat and watched the baby's heart rate levels. We had no idea what we were really looking at, but we knew we were glad we didn't have one of these at our house or it would scare that crap out of us! We would see the heart rate spike up then go back down and just prayed that was ok. After 30 minutes our doctor came back in and checked the levels and she said much to our relief that the baby is perfect! So we will go see the Doctor on Tuesday and straight from there go right to Winnie Palmer to spend the night! Our doctor told us that Megan was ok and not to worry too much, but she wanted to be safe and not sorry, so that is why she was inducing. As we left the office we gave each other a big hug and we both could not stop smiling. I know that a week from now we will have our baby. We will know whether we will have a son or a daughter and that in itself is such a surreal thing to think about. This long journey of pregnancy will be over and an entirely new chapter in our lives will begin. I am ready and excited for this chapter to begin.

Man..this baby really makes me feel like a grown up.

2 weeks and 1 day....1 cm and 80 percent effaced as of last Thursday. It's almost go time.

If there is one thing having a baby should do for you is make you feel "grown up". If it doesn't then, you are probably not ready to have a baby. I have bought a house, been married, had jobs with responsibilities and had to pay my bills. All things most would consider "grown up" stuff. But, most all of those things are stuff that only involve you and not really anyone else. That all changes when you know that you will be in charge of another human being. There is a real weight and pressure applied that makes you really lose some of your "youthful innocence". I always wondered how old I would be or what I would be doing when the stork dropped that baby in my lap. I am sure that it is rare to find anyone that says "Everything is exactly how we would like it to be" as they are having their baby. If you are that person, well, congrats to you and you win the responsible person of the year award. Megan and I might not have been fully ready to have the baby when we first found out, but after a long 9 months of prepping and planning we really feel like we are. The nursery is 90 percent done minus a few decorative things still left to put on the wall. Our hospital bags are packed, we have our stroller, car seat and swing all ready to go! Now, we wait. The waiting is the worst part. I can do nothing but hope for Megan to yell "My water broke" which only happens to 10 percent of woman. And she can do nothing but anticipate a delivery that most call "the most painful experience of their life." We are really hoping to have an early delivery not only because Megan wants this baby out and we want to start our life as a little family. But, there is a massive oppourtuniy for me that would have me travel out of state during the actual due date of Jan 27th. So, if the baby doesn't come, I will miss this opportunity which would suck, but, NOTHING in the world would make me miss the birth of my child. Nothing. I really think it will all work out for the best, the most important part is just having a safe delivery and a healthy baby. Everything else can be worked out.




We went on the tour of the Winnie Palmer Hospital last week and damn what a nice hospital that is. Everything is so top notch and a perfect place to bring a baby into the world. We took the tour with some other soon to be parents and it only took about 30 minutes. As we walked around I just thought to myself "Wow, this is really happening." Not like I ever thought it was NOT going to happen, but as you stand in the delivery room knowing that your baby will be greeting you in this place in less then a month, it just all sinks in. It was a great feeling. Megan actually started to tear up when we were in the delivery room, those crazy pregnancy hormones :) Not one bit of me is scared, I am overly anxious to say the least. Megan is going to have to deal with the tough parts like pushing the baby out, the breast feeding and the over all effect it takes on your body. I just have to be daddy and I know that I can do that.

We also went to our first open house at a pediatrics office today. There were several parents there, most with Mom and Dad and some Mothers came solo. I felt bad for them. I know I am not supposed to feel bad, but this should be an experience and a responsibility that both parents should have and want. Maybe the dad hauled ass on her or maybe he just had to work. But either way, I felt bad. The place was nice and the people were nice. But, I think we are going to keep looking. I am sure the place would do a fine job but just something didn't click for Megan and I. We both said it got a 7 out of 10 on our arbitrary scale of goodness. We are looking for a 9 at least. I will keep you updated as to when we find one.