Boy oh Boy...

Holy shit! So please don't let this be a testament to me not doing what I say I'll do...In first entry, I said I hoped to write each day when something happened, and obviously that didn't happen. So I'm sorry. That being said, today is Monday, October 21st, 2013. We found out today that YOU'RE A BOY!!! Theres so much to learn...baseball, football, skateboarding, video games, poker, golf, racquetball, how to make the perfect martini - in no particular order of course. There will be plenty of time, so don't worry about not fitting something in...
We're not sure exactly what you're name will be, but an early thought is Deacon Alexander Stegman. Deacon for Deacon Frost in the Blade series (although your mom says it's from some fru fru soap opera, but thats not the case...) Alexander from Lex Luthor, perhaps one of the most misunderstood characters in Superman lore...Again, nothing is set in stone yet, but it's just a thought. (Your flame just went out in the pumpkin that your mom and I carved...I posted a pic in this entry...) Not sure if Facebook will still exist when you're able to read this, or if it will only be an after distant memory for everyone, but when we posted, about you today, we got so many "likes" and comments...you're so lucky to have so many people that love and care about you; your mother and I are just the tip of a very big iceberg. An iceberg of love. I could seriously keep typing about you until my fingers bleed, but I have jury duty in the morning, and that probably wouldn't go over so well. (You'll find out about jury duty later in life; if you don't want to get selected, don't register to vote; that's how they get you!) Anyway, I'm gonna go to bed now. I love you, we both do...I speak for your mom because she's in bed.

When I found out about you...

Today is Wednesday, August 7th, 2013. (I'm sure there is a date/time stamp when these blogs get posted, but whatevs...) On the night of August 6th, 2013, I was going about my normal routine for a weeknight...you know, dinner, homework, martini, shark week, TX Rangers baseball...I was doing all of that when I got to the end of my drink, getting ready to eat my olives. Now there is something important here: Before Mel (my wife and your mother) got home, I stuffed my olives with bleu cheese. Despite what anyone tells you, this is one of the best things on Earth. I spent about 15 minutes stuffing nine olives so I didn't have to do it later. (You'll learn that I strive for efficiency; There's a funny story about that...you should ask your mom someday.) ANYWAY...I got to the end of my drink only to find that one of the olives was smaller than the other and not stuffed...Though I didn't believe it, I thought to myself, "Did I miss one, and why is it smaller than the other two? Surely I would have noticed..." I turn to my left, where your mom was sitting and proclaim, "Look at this baby olive!" And what she said next would change my life forever..."Yup, it's a baby olive..." A bit disheveled, I looked back at the olives, then back at your mom and I knew something was up....(You'll also find out that I am very intuitive and know when something is up...so don't try to sneak out or anything fancy...) After she said it again, it clicked...You existed, and we were going to be parents. (The best parents, btw...) I couldn't have been happier. We had been trying to have a child for only a short period of time, but had been planning for this moment for over a year. (You'll ALSO find out that we plan for the future a lot...) (Sorry for all these parentheses) So I decided to start this blog to document these early months of your life. You'll see pictures of us, EARLY pictures of you and read what went on during this time. I hope to do a little something each day, that's my goal at least. So as mentioned above, here's a pic of your daddy, finding out that I was going to be a parent by your mom calling you an olive...I don't know if you're a boy or a girl, or if there's more than one of you...but I love you more than anything in the world.