Today was a baby day. That means that the day revolved around doing baby related things. We finished arranging the nursery. I assembled the Diaper Genie. This miraculous device is allegedly going to keep the stench of dirty diapers from assailing my nostrils. We’ll see how well it works.

I also built the stroller. We haven’t purchased a full-blown stroller yet…just a car seat attached thingy. We figure that the baby is going to be small enough for a while where all we need is a thing to attach the car seat. I also figured out how to work the car seat and base. It won’t be long before I have to install that in my car. This reminds me that I need to get some sun shades for the BMW. Meg’s Lexus is already tinted.

Our nursery is awesome. I will have to take some pictures to post. It’s not a typical baby room, with blue and pink and shit. Our baby is going to be stylish whether he knows it or not. I tease Meghan by telling her that it looks like our baby needs to be wearing a smoking jacket and reading a copy of War and Peace.

Meghan and I have decided that we are ready for this baby. She’s totally uncomfortable all the time. She wants the baby out of there so she can take a damn breath every now and then. Me, I’m just ready to be a dad. It’s as simple as the fact that I want to see my little boy’s fingers and toes. It’s going to be awesome.

Tomorrow we are going to brunch with Steve, Kelly, and Sonya. We are getting them to witness our wills and power of attorneys, and Sonya is acting as the Notary. This is some responsible shit that we are doing. It is totally appropriate that we are doing this at the Grit over brunch.

Soon. Very soon.

So we had our week 34 ultrasound today. Everything is A-OK with the baby and the Meggy. We were hoping to get some good ultrasound images, but our baby is facedown and we couldn’t see shit. Lots of images of the baby’s ass.

The baby’s due date is 08/08/08 but we decided not to wait that long. If meggy hasn’t gone into spontaneous labor by 07/29/08, our doctor is going to induce labor, so one way or another, we’ll have our baby by 07/30/08.

So that gives us 5 weeks to get our shit together.

For my birthday my mother-in-law was kind enough to give me a $50 dollar gift card to Barnes and Noble. I’ve been kicking around an idea for a few weeks and this gift card was all I needed to make it happen.

I’ve purchased the 4th edition of Dungeon’s and Dragons. That’s right. I’m returning to my nerd roots and I’m dragging my friends down with me.

I’m going to get my books tomorrow via UPS. And after that I’ll be creating my campaign and recruiting folks to play. I gotta say, after years of strictly computer-based gaming, I’m looking forward to rolling the dice again.

No more travel for me for a while. I got back from Pittsburgh on Saturday, and I don’t have anything scheduled for the near future. With the baby on the way, I can’t risk being out of town when the shit goes down.

Meg is sleeping on the couch and we just had the following exchange while she was rolling over, trying to get comfy:

Me: “What can I do to make you more comfortable?”
Meg: “Take this baby out of me.”
Me: “I don’t think I can do that…is there anything else?”
Meg: “No.”

This week we have our 34 week ultrasound! We get to see a picture of little Jonathan. Meghan and I both wish he’d hurry up and get here dammit. I can’t believe we have to wait another whole month. That’s bullshit.

I watched some Waking Life when I got back from Pittsburgh and heard this:

“While technically I’m closer to the end of my life than I’ve ever been, I actually feel more than ever that I have all the time in the world.”

That about sums it up for me.

There are a lot of important dates for me all crammed into this space of time in the month of June. First of all, June 15th is my wedding anniversary. 6 years ago, Meggy and I got married and had one hell of a party up in Pittsburgh. I’ve had a few credible sources say that it was the most fun they’ve had at a wedding ever, and I can’t exactly disagree The 6 years have flown by, and we’re happier than we’ve ever been.

Also, tomorrow is my birthday. I’ll be 30 years old. It’s a big round number, which means I should probably be freaked out a little. I’m not though. Ever since I got married, I’ve felt more like a 30 year old should feel, probably as a result of having to bust my ass to get some semblance of a career and give us some financial stability…so I probably feel about how a 30 year old should feel now.

Then there is the matter of Father’s Day. I’m not officially a dad yet, but it is close! I was actually born on Father’s Day back in 1978. I’ve been thinking a lot of what kind of dad I’m going to be. It’s a pretty heavy thing to digest. I’m going to try not to overthink it though. I spent way too much time worrying about not becoming like my dad, who’s negatives far outweighed his positives. I’ve come to the conclusion that it is my decision about what kind of dad I will be, and it has nothing to do with him. If anything, I have a much clearer picture of what to do now. I’ll have more thoughts on that later, as the Baby Day approaches.

We’ve spent every weekend that I haven’t been out of town doing some baby related thing. this past weekend was setting up the baby room, crib, bassinet, etc. Tonight we are going to our birth class and touring the maternity ward. The due date is officially 08/08/08, but the doc says that Meghan will probably be a couple weeks early, so it is getting close.