Introduction

Hey there. My name is Sam, and I’m an al… Whoa, sorry about that. I’m more accustomed to a different type of introduction.

Of course, as all of my reader (Thanks Mom!) know, I'm not really an alcoholic, or at the very least, I haven't admitted to being one. Yet. I do enjoy beer, and wine, and whiskey. But I'm not creating this blog to detail my drinking habits. That would be an unproductive exercise that would only serve to make others question my decision-making ability. This blog is about the beginning of what is sure to be a poop-filled journey to parenthood.

About three months ago, my wife and I found out that our lives are going to change in a drastic fashion. In November, Claire will be giving birth to our first child while I watch comfortably from another room on closed-circuit TV. We couldn't be more excited to embark on this adventure. However, despite the excitement, I can't shake the building sense of dread. It seems that there's a new piece of info around every corner that presents a budding danger to the unborn child. There's an entire industry built around scaring the shit out of expecting parents. I'm trying to keep a level head, but it's not always easy.

I'm not expecting to build a large follower base. If anything, I'm doing this as a way to force myself to keep track of what's going on during this whole process. I recently found some journals from my childhood and, while they made me a little sad about the person I once was, they were also a great find. Reading them also made me a little surprised that I'm as close to normal as I am now.

So here we go... Six more months, and I'll be a dad. Whoa.