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It's a BOY!!!

Sorry, I just got back from vacation and I forgot how to access this site while I was on the road.
I found out last Monday that I'm having a little boy.
That's right, my wife and I saw "turtle" on the sonogram screen.
Man what a day.
I know you’re supposed to want a healthy baby, but a boy was my natural preference.
Now I get to do all the things my dad did with me
For instance, how about a trip to Chicago we just finished embarking upon.
What a blast.
I mean, how many times can you take a family member to a sacred ground and relive the memories of the past.
Honestly?

I know I can do all those things with a girl, hopefully we will be blessed with that gift next time, but I'm going to soak it all up right now.
The first kid is the one you screw up the most, and I figured I don't want to mess up with a girl this day in age.
Girls are supposed to be angels, boys are supposed to be little hoodlums.
I was.
But during the whole time I've been questioning my potential as a father.
But today I realized I haven't even been questioning any similar feelings my wife may be experiencing.
I'm guessing its just confidence in her.
Women at some point turn into mothers. Its in there blood. Anybody can be a father, but not everyone can be a dad.
I've heard that line numerous times, but when my dad told me that this weekend it had a more profound impact.
His real dad left his mom - and two kids - when my dad was two. When stuff like that enters your mind its hard to shake, but you just have to remember to put the kid first.
I wouldn't have had my last name if someone wouldn't have been there to provide for my dad's family.
I didn't go to the funeral when my grandpa died. I was younger than four-years old, and my family lived in Sicily, Italy at the time.
My parents just got back from my mom's dad's funeral, and they couldn't afford to take the whole family back to the States.
I saw my grandpa's grave for the first time.
Love you grandpa, James Milton Hein......

Posted by Clayton Hein at 11:06 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)