The Guest Blogging Experiment

Guest Blogger did a good job keeping the flow of my blog going. They got a good sense of where I was coming from and what I am going through. They understood the trouble I'm having adapting to this new time in my life. The person that wrote the post even refered my wife as "my wife" which made it seem like they really put themself in my place. Guest blogger did get a sense of me getting very excited now. It has really set in with me and I'm very happy to be having a girl now. I think now I'm happier with that than I would have been with a boy. Guest blogger understood how important it was to me that I keep the name a secret and I want that to be special for my wife and I.

Understanding the person that I really am, I usually don't give in as easy as the blogger might think. It is nice that they think that of me but I really do have a hard time of what would be good for my daughter. I still have no idea about girls clothes and what they would like. I know at this point it doesn't matter, but it will only get more complicated as they get older.

Overall I think the guest blogger did a good job and they represented me very well. Thank You

Guest Blog by Alyssa S. Gartner

Thank you for all the congratulation comments I got responding to the previous blog that I posted. I am really beginning to get very excited. Although, I did sort of want a boy first, like most men do, I am thrilled just for the simple fact we are having a baby. Boy or girl it will most definitely be loved the same. I did want a boy first, and then possible a girl that way the older brother could have looked out for his little sister, but it doesn’t matter all that much.

I went shopping again, with my wife, looking for baby clothes. We picked out a few outfits, and it was actually really fun. I wasn't very good at picking out the clothes, but it was a really fun experience thinking that I will have a little one wearing those clothes very soon. My wife and I have thought of a bunch of baby names for our baby girl lately. It’s easier to think of more names since we know what the sex is now. Like I’ve said before though, the both of us would like to keep them a secret because we don’t want everyone’s input on the name; we’re going to name her whatever we would like to. We've found a lot of really neat names off of the internet.

Still Going

Things are still moving along. They are actually moving a lot faster than what I had expected. Here we are at the half way point of the pregnancy and it feels like yesterday I just found out the good news. The wife is definately showing signs now and is getting a belly on her. My wife has always been thin but it is funny to see her with a beer belly. We are just taking it all in right now and enjoying the time during pregnancy. I did finally feel the baby kick the other night and if there was any question who it would take after, its definately me.

We find out tomorrow what we are having. The big day is finally here. I'm still on the fence about this one because I think they both have their pros and cons. I am just excited to here the news tomorrow and tell my family what we are having .


We've been keeping our names for the baby a secret, because I really don't want to hear people's opinion on what we are going to call our child. Too many people (my family) try to put their input on what they think would be a good name. Sometimes they even tell you that they didn't like the name that you picked out. Well, I don't care what they think, it's not like I'm going to name it Clyde or Chuck. I have to be careful with my last name anyway. Wood doesn't work well with a lot of first names, Chuck Wood. See what I mean, its a real kick in the pants.