May 18th, 2006 by Jesse Moore
Back home now, and by “back home now” I mean my Lay-Z-Boy is almost fully reclined, my laptop is…well, in my lap, and Death Cab for Cutie is streaming from my computer to my Tivo. Kami is lying on the couch, literally peering down at her exposed belly and giggling every 30 seconds as she watches her abdomen extend with the baby’s movements.
Things have been a little stressfull lately, in part because of our forth-coming child, and yet at the same time, relieved in part by our forth-coming child. Kami and I waited almost six years before we even tried to have kids, both of us wanting to wait until we were “ready.” Not that we didn’t talk about it often - I think I used to bring it up on purpose just so I could hear her say my favorite phrase. Whenever I asked Kami if she was ready to have a kid she would hug me eagerly and say “I’m not ready to share you yet.” Now that it’s fairly obvious a change is upon us, I’m grateful how eager we both are for the change to happen. Sharing these expectations with another person is amazingly intimate.
We’re coming to the same place soon… albeit a bit later than you a Kami. Kamela and I have been married for 8 years and we’re finally to the place where we both want to have a baby. All that practice should pay off.
Aaron, if that’s the case, I think that there is going to be an onslaught of offspring from MSU alumni in the next eighteen months. Not everyone is ready to declare it just yet, but I know of quiet a few within the blue-and-gold flock that are looking to add to the herd.
Wow - just using the word herd seems to kill all the magic doesn’t it?
you will be overwhelmed by the love you will have for this baby..no problem with “sharing”