The Daddy-Zac to be checks in!

Here’s me, making my first official visit to Blogtown in the uber-exclusive enclave of the Embiggening. As the news of our happy, happy, awesome-awesome, kickass-kickass joy is spread, I’m feeling like I should start making contributions (unlike the kitchen, where I’m content to let my ever-loving wife request that I contribute). Otherwise folks may come see what’s going on and think Amanda’s gestating all by her lonesome, like I was off defending our country or some such lofty pursuit. So no excuses. Or at least good ones.

Here it is, nearly a full three (3) months since that groggy surprise of a wake-up call. Ok, I guess the particular method of the wake-up was a surprise, but I HAD asked Amanda to help me get my ass in gear (she’s great for that). And damnit, I shouldn’t have been surprised. It’s not like we hadn’t been trying and wanting, and we deserved it. I guess it was surprise in the form of eustress.

My point of bringing up that groggy morning is that obviously I was awake after that call, but I’m pretty sure it still hasn’t hit me fully just what it is that’s going on here. I mean, I’ve got the rough science down (near as I can tell, it has something to do with proteins and metachlorians). It’s just that, though I’m plenty old enough to be doing this and very nearly adult enough to be doing this, I’m still collecting my grasp on the idea that it really is ME doing this. Me of course being only half of the two-person cabal known as We-ness, soon to be three.

And even as it begins to sink in further, there will be no padding or shielding from the huge spiritual and emotional onslaught that will be witnessing this birth and holding my child in my arms... but easy there, Virg (as opposed to Tex), you’re getting way ahead of yourself.

In the meantime, I’m thrilled to share this with all my friends and family. And I stand by the previous sentence, despite my obvious lack of phone skills in spreading the news far and wide. I also feel as if I’m showing enormous restraint by having an opening entry of only this length. But I didn’t want to scare you off. But stay tuned.