Day 6: From a male's point of view...

Well, Amy has been "hinting" at me to post so here I am. Not that I feel obligated or am doing this because she wants me to be a part of the blog, but because I wanted to post a few thoughts and experiences.

As most of you know, this pregnancy was not planned but rather a blessing by God. Amy struggled with the thoughts of not being able to reproduce so this blessing brought us tears for numerous reasons. After the initial shock, my jaw is still sore from hanging open for so long, we were flooded by excitement. I cried most of the day (tears of joy I can assure you) and would cry the following few days when the thought came to mind. Do men start getting in touch with their feminine side during this process? I mean, I'm crying all of the time, people at work are beginning to look at me funny...of course they've always done that :)

So far Amy isn't craving any funky foods. As a guy, I'm waiting for all of the strange things to happen to her that you see in movies. Cravings for pickles and ice cream, onions and peanut butter, etc. Fortunately that hasn't happened and fortunately she isn't getting sick, however, she has horrible gas right now which makes me think she IS eating onions and peanut butter behind my back....sorry to divulge that tidbit of information however I'm just warning other guys who may go through this. Trust me fellas, your dutch oven jokes on your wife at night will be paid in full when she is pregnant. Of course, even our dog had a lot of gas....but that's pretty normal.

All jokes aside, we are very excited and I love seeing my wife walk around with this glow on her face. From a husband's standpoint, there is nothing better then seeing your wife glowing. The thought of having a baby has consumed her and even her Christmas list is changing with the addition of a Coach Baby Bag...please keep me in your prayers.

I will try to drop in with some posts from a man's point of view (I'm sure you are excited). Until then, stay classy

Ben