It was Jen's idea to make up a mock front page; I just ran with it after my working hours were done.
For three months plus, my joy and excitement has been in high gear, knowing that another little Deinlein will be running around soon.
At the same time, though, I've felt anxious, like riding with the fuel light on.
We're still not in the most ideal living situation, borrowing space generously provided by my in-laws.
We did just sell our old house in Clarks Summit, so that's a plus. But, because of the money we've had to spend, it will be a while before we will be able to move out and get a place of our own.
So, that has left me with questions: How are we going to arrange sleeping space, with a toddler who will be pushing 3 by the time the new baby arrives? How are we going to handle feeding and caring for the new little one with five adults and the aforementioned toddler in the house? How is Sophie going to react when she's no longer the single center of attention?
Those had been just a few things rattling in my brain.
But then entered my friend, Jonathan "Bear" Murren.
No, Bear is right: We need to focus on the other end of the curve.
With both hands on the handlebars, we'll get there.
We're still not in the most ideal living situation, borrowing space generously provided by my in-laws.
We did just sell our old house in Clarks Summit, so that's a plus. But, because of the money we've had to spend, it will be a while before we will be able to move out and get a place of our own.
So, that has left me with questions: How are we going to arrange sleeping space, with a toddler who will be pushing 3 by the time the new baby arrives? How are we going to handle feeding and caring for the new little one with five adults and the aforementioned toddler in the house? How is Sophie going to react when she's no longer the single center of attention?
Those had been just a few things rattling in my brain.
But then entered my friend, Jonathan "Bear" Murren.
I refer to him as a hairy buddha because his beard is a thing of beauty, and as Jen and I were announcing our impending progeny while moving the last items out of our old house, he provided wisdom:
I don't presume to speak for Jen, but her road has been rather windy, too.
Yet, if both of us focus on our Fiat 500 of a living situation, we're just going to grow more anxious. And that's not good for either of us, or Sophie, or Baby D.
Holy damn, it's been a twisted road. Just geographically for me: Baltimore to Dayton to Hanover to Port Huron to Hanover to Selinsgrove to Scranton to Harrisburg/York to Hagerstown (the last two were by way of Chambersburg).Those of you that know me know that I'm not much of a motivational speaker. But I've noticed that some of you have been fighting some of life's gremlins lately, and it brought to mind something my instructor taught me in a motorcycle riding course a long time ago. When executing a curve, if you focus on where you're currently at, you'll find the ride through the curve to be a little wobbly and unsteady. However, if you put your focus ahead to the other end of the curve, you'll naturally glide smoothly through it.Just something to think about as you navigate the twisted road of life.
I don't presume to speak for Jen, but her road has been rather windy, too.
Yet, if both of us focus on our Fiat 500 of a living situation, we're just going to grow more anxious. And that's not good for either of us, or Sophie, or Baby D.
No, Bear is right: We need to focus on the other end of the curve.
With both hands on the handlebars, we'll get there.
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