Boy, oh Boy.......I have a boy.

My Dad apparently said the phrase, 'Boy, oh boy!' when I was born. I was first of he and my Mom's two boys. Now I am happy to announce that I have had the same blessing in my life. Not that I was a blessing....well to my parents I am sure I was. I am just so happy to have him here. I want to do everything for him. It's like, Cicada makes me want to be a better man, HE makes me want to be a great father. I can't really be a better father because I have never been one until January 8th, but I am trying my best, I can tell you that.

The whole experience so far has been indescribably perfect. We are very happy and I finally get why parent say that they (kids) bring you so much joy. I know there are going to be pains that come with that joy, but we are both positive people so I feel like we will get through the pain so we can experience more joy.

Cicada was the model of patient, blissfully even tempered loveliness during the whole pregnancy. I can't believe how lucky I am to have her. She didn't stay quiet like Katie Holmes during the birth though, I have to knock off a few points for that. But seriously, to have a wife that is not a complainer or a nag, especially going through all that she has gone through to get him here, boggles my mind. I love her SO terribly much.

I am excited about little inconsequential, trivial things with having him here now. Well always actually, but now there are new things to be excited about. For example, for some reason I have gotten excited to take Polaroids of him before and after he was born. The only problem is that the American Polaroid company is practically dead and it's really sad, but I looked into it and I was able to be saved by the Japanese with a camera that I ordered off of Ebay that takes credit card sized Polaroids. I have scanned them all together so that you could see.



I won't comment on any, most should be clear enough. Click the preview to see the details, and dust, sorry no time to retouch, and besides, I am off work today, no thanks.

Anyway, I just want to reiterate how incredible it is to have a baby. I highly recommend it. It is SO choice. If you have the means, I highly recommend picking one up........I am lame, quoting Ferris Bueller's Day off in a post about the birth of my son...........oh well. I gotta be me.