Pre-Mom of the Year

This blog was initially intended as an outlet for me to share my thoughts and feelings about this new experience that Em and I are going through.  Every post has been my honest feelings, thoughts, or reactions.  They may have had a hint of sarcasm or humor thrown in for good measure, but they were honest feelings.  I say all that as a reminder that this post is the same....my honest feelings.

If being a mom has anything to do with the preparations a woman goes through before they give birth, Em will be a world class mom......no question. 

She has been absolutely amazing.  She is so excited about this little boy, one can't help but explode with emotion just being around her.  (Not that I'm not excited too.)

Here are just a few of the things (that I'm aware of) that she has been doing to be prepared for her job as a mom. 

She has read no fewer than 15-20 books on parenting, early childhood development, being a mommy, etc....  I swear I think the library just automatically holds any books that they might get in that subject for her.  (And it doesn't look like she is slowing down with how many books she intends to read.)

I recently purchased 5 soft-cover classic children's books (Jack and the Beanstalk, The 3 Bears, etc...) on Groupon.  She was excited because she had been reading children't books to our boy for a while now, and she wanted more variety.  (I'm sure she got the idea from something she read.) 

She has her doctor on speed dial.  (Let's just leave it at that.)  She is comforted to find out that anything "out of the ordinary".....is "perfectly normal".

She either copies pages, ear marks, or book marks any book, magazine, or article that has to do with dads or something that she feels I need to read. 

These are only a few of the special things that I noticed Emily doing to become a great mom.  There are definitely more. 

The more and more Em and I talk about this little boy and how we want to raise him, the more we realize how much on the same page we really are.  That means a lot to me.  We both just want the best for him and we want to raise him right.  (and that means that he won't be a Husker, Gerry!!!  jk). 

In all seriousness, when this little boy is born he's starting out with a huge advantage in life:  He'll have a mom who has planned for this day for a long time and who will be the very best mom she can be.  I have no doubt. 

(And I'll try my best too.)