Wednesday, January 16, 2008

So here's the deal . . . (or why Oliver's so busy).

I've been remodeling a lot of rooms in our house, which should've been your first clue.

One particular room, which I haven't photographed yet, has aqua furniture, a rocking horse, and lots and lots of children's books with a changing table in the closet.

Yes, Oliver's going to be a dad some time in March. Meredith bought a whole bunch of diapers a few weeks ago which intensified my worry. It's all good, though. I'm excited.

I haven't been posting much about it because it's a personal thing for me. I suppose I've been coming to terms with the idea of fatherhood and I haven't had anything profound to say. In the presence of profound moments, there's really nothing else that I can say that'll magnify the moment's profundity. Our lives are going to change. Change is good.

I also haven't been writing, which is okay. But I've been thinking about writing and the way I've been thinking about it has changed quite drastically. I'm not able to articulate that quality of my thinking just yet, but I can feel it.

We're taking a class and we're bored out of our minds. I suppose that's because both of us have a parent who's a physician. I'm pretty pragmatic. Meredith's got a whole bunch of books. We pretty much know the material presented to us in class already, so it makes for an excruciating two hours.

Things are humming in our house. Preparations are being made, etc.. So that's why I've been sporadic with my blog postings.

Enough about me, though. How are you?

14 comments:

H A said...

awww...a rocking horse!

congrats, daddy!

Unknown said...

Congrats!!! That's wonderful news!

Oliver de la Paz said...

Thanks you guys. :D

Anonymous said...

Congratulations, Oliver! Fatherhood is definitely one of those things that slipped into my writing (without my permission). Very happy to hear the news!

Lee said...

Oh, the mind-numbing torture. Ed and I are birthing class dropouts. . .

Jeannine said...

Congrats Oliver to you and your wife! Good luck!

Anne Haines said...

Congratulations! I suspect you're going to be even busier. :)

Stephanie said...

Congratulations, that is fantastic news!

January said...

Woo hoo! Congrats to you and your wife.

marybid said...

Many, many congrats! That is such wonderful news!

I often ended up essentially teaching "the class" that we took. For me, it was most valuable to realize: heck, if these folks can survive childbirth, so can I.

Hugs to you guys!

Rona said...

oliver i was getting worried! your blog is my entertainment at work, and i told my roommates i was worried you were sick or something, so long you had not posted.

glad to hear it's for a better reason. can't wait to see baby de la paz.

Artichoke Heart said...

Congratulations, Oliver! That's wonderful news! How delightful . . . a Baby de la Paz! Yay!

naga said...

congratulations! what wonderful news...

Anonymous said...

Congrats on the new addition to the family, Oliver!