parenting: the 2nd oldest pyramid scheme

When we were trying to have kids, our friends who already had them were elated, telling us what great parents we would be, how much we would enjoy it, how our children would play together, how much having a baby enriched their lives and brought them closer together, etc, etc. Now that we are expecting, when we talk to those same friends and we hear their children screaming in the background, all they can say is “This is what you have to look forward to. Good luck.” I cant help but feel that someone got one over on us. I imagine we feel the same way people did when they got their first Amway sales kit in the mail. And just like our friends with kids, the Amway people probably went on and on, telling them what great sales people they would be, how much they would enjoy it, and how selling Amway enriched their lives and brought them closer together. But instead of 4 cases of shampoo sitting our closet, we will soon have a baby. We cant wait to be parents,  but im still savvy enough to know that the sales pitch has changed.

baby girls and presidents- who knew?

why is that presidents make such GREAT names for girls? i could go on and on about this, jen hates this whole series of names:

Reagan

Kennedy

Nixon

Carter

We ran some of these by the family this weekend, and didnt seem to have any winners. Weve also been on a big country kick lately, with jen liking the name Britton for a boy, and me liking the name Ireland for a girl.

these people must have 2 dogs and a baby

For those of you following along at home, youve probably noticed that so far our baby blog has been mostly about 2 things: Jen is sick, or Jen is eating. Well, i hate to jinx our good fortune, but today was the 3rd day in a row that Jen was feeling “pretty good.” So good in fact, she was able to ride in the car for an hour to visit our parents for the weekend. They were glad to see us, and we were of course very happy to see them. I cant imagine what its going to be like to travel after we have the baby. Even now, when we spend the nite out of town we have my clothes, her clothes, 2 dog taxis, 2 dogs, and all the trinkets and supplies that go along with having a dog. Mini van? maybe… charter bus? more than likely.