Baby Update

So August is finally here, and I am just week/weeks away from being a daddy. The Dr. told my girlfriend at her last visit that he believes the new due date is one week from today, so I am getting very excited. Jenny has done so well, she suprised me with her toughness and will power through out this pregnancy. I have a new respect for women after watching what she has gone through. I honestly dont know how they can do it.

With only a few weeks left I am more anxious than nervous. The nerves are gone I am completely ready (well I will probably think different at 4 AM of the first week) to be a dad. Those scary moments that I had in the beginning of this, have subsided and I am just truly looking forward to the next challenge in my life. The baby room looks amazing, we have enough baby stuff to have octuplets, and I am the proud new owner of a video camera to catch all of Adeylnn's firsts. Like I said all I can do is wait, I havent been sleeping hardly at all lately as I can only think about what my life is going to be like just a few months from now. So far this has been the hardest part for me, just trying to wait patiently.

When the baby gets here I am sure all hell is going to break loose. Jenny is measuring pretty big the Dr says so they anticipate a big baby, which has Jenny very scared. Which I am sure all women go through before giving birth. I have been trying to be as reassuring as possible that she can and will get through this, but it is still tough. So needless to say I dont think either of us are looking forward to labor, but it is part of the miracle that is life, so we will deal with it. We have a lot of family and friends that seem more excited than we are. I am sure they are going to want to see the baby as soon as possible which should make the hospital a freaking zoo. i am leaving visitors up to Jenny if she wants them then they are welcome if not, good luck getting past me me.

Some interesting questions have come up with the baby nearing. I have to up my life insurance policies, we have to decide which insurance to put the baby on, whose last name is she going to have, and whether or not she is going to be baptized. I tell you what those things never crossed my mind once, 7 months ago. for the most part all of these things pretty much work themselves out. I have a buddy who has been trying to sell me some insurance for a while, Jenny is fine with our baby being a Browne, and I think at least for the first year, our baby will go on Jenny's insurance. So really those things have worked out. We also plan on having our baby baptized. Yet I do have some issues. What do you look for when trying to pick a church to take your child too? Do the parents have to be members to have there child baptized. I have no interest in joining the church, I mean I would for the sake of our daughter if I had too, but my beliefs dont neccassarily follow in line witht he church. With that being said, I think it is essential that our daughter is baptized and raised with a certain amount of religion. After all I do believe that religion along with family is still the moral backbone of this country, and I am hoping that her faith can help her through sometimes when Jenny and I may not. I also think it provides some very good opportunities to socaliaze with people her own age. Jenny cannot wait to teach sunday school. It is all very interesting and I would love to hear from TK or maybe some of my readers on what they think about getting your child baptized. I think the positives definitely out weigh the negatives, for reasons listed above, what are your thoughts?