Archive for February, 2010

Yesterday we had our first sonogram and it was pretty much the coolest thing ever. The doctor said everything was completely normal and the heartbeat was a healthy 171 bpm so we’re pretty excited. Right now it’s about an inch long and a lot of the basic organs have started to form. There’s  a spinal column, a heart, the beginnings of the stomach and very basic lungs. We don’t go back for another sonogram until week 18 but this was a milestone. The doctor reassured us that we should haven’t any complications based on Ronna’s health and her track record with her insulin (she’s diabetic) so that was a relief. I’ll keep everyone posted.

It’s hard to tell from this pic of Odie, but we actually broke a record in DFW today. I don’t know what the previous record was but, as I type this at 10:43, DFW airport received 9.5 inches of snow and it’s supposed to fall for another hour or two. I’m in Mckinney about 50 miles from the airport and I think we got almost that as well. I plan to get up in the morning and take some more pics while it’s nice and pristine. I got up early this morning and started getting ready for work only to realize that the roads were probably going to be too bad to drive. After talking to the boss I decided to work from home and they ended up closing the office at noon. It’s wild here, it doesn’t even look like Texas. If you look out the back porch you’ll see what looks like some sort of Kincaid postcard. Except it’s real. Anyway, keep an eye out for more pics.

This is the start of a new month and, for Ronna and I, a new life. I found out on Thursday after much anticipation that my beautiful girlfriend Ronna is five weeks pregnant. I haven’t told everyone just yet, but a lot of the family knows and it should start to trickle down to everyone in the following days. Plan A was to get married someday and buy a house and have kids sometime after all that. Apparently, nature doesn’t care about our plans. So we’re going with Plan B. I’m ok with Plan B even though I’m not ready. I’ve been told by many a wiser man that you’re never ready so I’ve kept that in mind. Both of my parents told me they thought I would be a great father and, given their reputations as parents, I take it as a huge compliment. So with this post and these events I start the next chapter in my life. I’m ready to close the last chapter anyway so it works out. Pay close attention to this site because I plan to make a section solely dedicated to Plan B. In the meantime I would like to thank the following:

• Both of my amazing parents for understanding and offering words of wisdom and advice.
• My friends for all the advice.
• Dr. Vega, Ronna’s diabetes doctor for setting our minds at ease and answering our questions.