Twenty-Two Weeks

Twenty-two weeks into the pregnancy and Kandis is really showing now. I’m in between feeling ready and feeling not ready for our child. Emotionally I’m a wreck inside. I want to start Lamaze classes and “New Daddy Boot Camp” and all of that stuff, but I look around the house and say to myself, “We need this and we need that.” It’s like “what are you waiting for?” The baby will be here in August! But through it all I just continue to pray for a healthy child.

I’m learning something new everyday about how I will be as a parent. I truly believe that I will be one of those “You can do it” Dads. I want to encourage my child with “you can do it” all of the time. I want to be involved in school, church, sports, music, dance, or whatever. Plus, I want my child to say to me “you can do it dad” when it comes to anything. I think that it will be great for my child to believe in me like that. I know that it will be years later until then, but I can’t wait! I just want the best for my family. That in itself sounds funny to me… my family.

God has blessed me with a wife and a child. With all that He has done for me, I can’t help but be humbled by it all. And now, twenty-two weeks into the pregnancy I can feel the miracle moving inside of Kandis. She loves the family, and so do I.