The End is NEAR! We are just a few days from the due-date (25 July ) and we are ready... Well, not really. I mean, we have a stroller and car seat and a buttload of baby stuff, but can one really ever be "ready" for a newborn?! So much is going to change, and yet it all feels right. Sure Rox's feet have swollen up to the size of a small dog, and no one is denying the 40lbs of weight she has gained, and lets not forget the 60 trips to the bathroom per day - I don't think she'll miss those much... But all in all we have been pretty blessed during this time. When I look back 8 months ago there big road marks of importance: Telling everyone Rox is a Prego. Ultra-sound. Feeling him kick and dance... But there are also small bumps on the trail that have brought Rox, Noah, and myself closer together as a family. Crazy baby dreams. Choosing a middle name (John). Going through baby clothes. Predicting what he will look like, and thinking of all the cool things we can do together...
I am not going to say its been an easy pregnancy. I don't know what that exactly means... I will say that I love my beautiful wife and soon-to-be-born Son with all my heart.
Now to some good stuff. Crazy baby dreams!
John's Baby Dream:
I dreamt a dream where I was pregnant. I was sitting in the living room at the Fairfield street house and was watching COPS on TV. Jessica, my sister, was in the kitchen making food. Potato Casserole if i'm not mistaken. I looked down to see I was Prego. Big belly. I wasn't surprised - but then I felt that I was wet. My water had broken. I told Jess I was going to give birth, but she continued to cook, and I continued to watch COPS. Pretty much the best show ever!
Rox Baby Dream:
Rox dreamt that Noah was a newborn, and she was breastfeeding him. It wasnt working, and Rox looked down and asked "What's going on? It's not working?" to which Noah replied "It's not working. Don't tell anyone that I can talk!"
John's Baby Dream:
I dreamt a dream where I was holding Noah, he was a newborn and super small. I put him down on the ground and was talking to someone, when I looked back - Noah was gone. I wasn't scared or surprised, just taken back at the speed my son had. He was crawling, but in hyper-drive. He had gotten himself stuck inside the couch. I could see this because of my awesome x-ray vision. I knew immediately where he was and went to go untangle him.
Rox's Baby Dream:
Rox dreamt that she was at the hospital. She felt something inside her, and told the doctor. The doctor told her to lay down on the table, and she took a peek to see if Rox was dilated. Apparently she was, because whouldn't you know it - the doctor reached in and grabbed out baby Noah! The doctor left the room and left Noah on Rox's lap. Afterwards Rox looked down and thought - "huh... Its not that bad for child birth."
John's Baby Dream:
I was pregnant AGAIN... but this time it was all business. I started having contractions and was at the hospital. I don't know how it happened, but BOOM, I had Noah. He was in my hands, I was exhausted. I remember I looked down to examine how it was that a baby had come out of me... I held Noah in my hand and he was like a small turtle, but then he started growing to the size of a normal infant.
Rox's Baby Dream:
Rox dreamt that it was time to give birth. She was at the hospital. She was looking for the bathroom, because she was looking to empty her system before giving birth. She was able to find the bathrooms, but all the toilets were occupied, with a big waiting line! She kept looking until she found one that was in the middle of the open, no walls, no privacy, people walking all around... she decided not to go, found me, and then it was baby time. She started pushing and had Noah, no doctors were present. Noah came out all beautiful, no blood, no umbilical cord, all sanitary! We walked into the waiting area and showed our new baby to everyone.
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