I remember taking tests in school and how emphatic the teachers were about cheating on tests. I actually used to cheat just in spite of their warnings...what a rebel. When it comes to parenting, I still may be a cheater after all.
Recently, my wife had an ultrasound done at her midway point. Sadly, I couldn't be there to experience it because I am sweating it out in the desert. However, she sent me tons of pictures that the technician had taken. It is so amazing seeing the little toes and fingers. I am jealous I couldn't have been there to
Pregnancy
Halfway to the Rest of My Life…
June 5th, 2009 Posted by Joe Lawrence | Behavior, Infants/Toddlers, Learning, Pregnancy
Expecting a child is a very sobering experience. It is not as easy as picking out the paint colors for the nursery and what stroller we'll be pushing. We are facing huge decisions that will impact the rest of our child's life, today.
Recently, my wife completed her twentieth week of pregnancy. The halfway point. We currently are looking into the vaccine uproar. Many people are claiming that the rise in autism and other childhood diseases are increasing and have increased greatly since the trend of getting vaccines from birth.
I never gave a second thought to the whole debate until I
Recently, my wife completed her twentieth week of pregnancy. The halfway point. We currently are looking into the vaccine uproar. Many people are claiming that the rise in autism and other childhood diseases are increasing and have increased greatly since the trend of getting vaccines from birth.
I never gave a second thought to the whole debate until I
My wife is my best friend...plain and simple. I have known her for over a third of my life and have been in love with her the entire time. Honestly, I love her more and more each day, month and year. Just when I thought we could never be closer or even more in love, we learned we were expecting.
Each week my wife and I get emails showing the progress of our child's development. Recently, we just hit week 17 and learned that our baby's toenails are growing. It is amazing learning all of the changes the baby and my
Each week my wife and I get emails showing the progress of our child's development. Recently, we just hit week 17 and learned that our baby's toenails are growing. It is amazing learning all of the changes the baby and my
Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh. These sounds kept running through my head for the 36 hour journey. The sound of my baby’s heartbeat heard just a few days prior. As I kissed my wife for the last time in 120 days, I was crushed. What kind of father will I be? Who could just leave their unborn child and wife?
I’ve been in the military for almost eleven years and have spent numerous years away from wife (while we were still dating) and even a few months right after saying, ‘I do.’ None of that time apart stung as much as this.
It is
I’ve been in the military for almost eleven years and have spent numerous years away from wife (while we were still dating) and even a few months right after saying, ‘I do.’ None of that time apart stung as much as this.
It is
Who Is Your Daddy?
March 31st, 2009 Posted by Joe Lawrence | Helpful hints, Internet, Learning, Pregnancy, SafetyI thought the most exciting moment of my life would be the day I met my wife. Then I thought is was the day we were married and then the day we found out we were expecting. I was wrong. It was February 20, 2009. This was the day I saw the first glimpse of my child.
We went for an ultrasound and were able to see a jelly bean looking thing that was flickering at us. The technician explained to us what we were looking at right then. The mass of cells was our baby, and the flickering was the
