Dad in Progress

At the waiting room. Yes ladies and gentlemen, it’s that...

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 08:18:33 -0400

At the waiting room. Yes ladies and gentlemen, it’s that time. She’s been over due and the arrival should be in a couple of hours.

38 Weeks

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 22:36:14 -0500

38 weeks and she is about to pop. Today, we went to the doctor for cautionary reasons. The baby momma hasn’t been feeling well so we had to make sure she and the baby are good. Anyways everything turned out well and the doctor said that the last couple of weeks will be miserable for the mom. All I can say is that I’m excited and I can’t wait.

So anyways on a different note I want to re-introduce myself. I feel like ever since I started this blog, I never really gave a bit of history of myself. Why? probably out of paranoia but as long as nothing too specific then it would be alright. So who is this “guy”?? Well I’m a blue collar college student that lives in Florida. I love punk and hip hop. I play the drums and I used to be in a band. I love art and I’m currently majoring in Graphic Design. I have a dog, shes a chowlab mix and she is the best dog ever. I love to cook and bake because I love to eat. I’m excited about the arrival and I really don’t care about anything else.

Baby Shower

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 23:35:03 -0500

So I went to my first ever baby shower a few days ago and it was quite entertaining. It wasn’t a huge crowd and all, just a small group of the moms co-workers. Granted I was the only guy in the shower but I had a great time. I’ve noticed the trend that if you’re having a girl, you’re almost certain that most of the things you will get will have something pink in it which is awesome. Played games, had a few laughs, ate pizza, watched Kill Bill (very baby shower appropriate). So in a way I was very happy that the mom got a baby shower ( I believe this is her second baby shower) and I got to experience it too as well. Less than 4 weeks guys and gals!

Let the bettings begin!!!

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 06:23:23 -0500

So I don’t know if I mentioned it before that the due date of my baby is March 18th. As we all know that babies don’t usually follow the exact delivery schedule so many people are predicting that it will be a late baby but I’m thinking it will be early (about a week). It’s probably because I just can’t wait. What do you guys think??

Random Thought

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 11:19:19 -0500

As much as you think you have almost everything ready for the baby’s arrival, it feels like its not enough. Feeling nervous and excited.

Building this by yourself will definitely be a challenge.. trust...

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:10:58 -0500

Building this by yourself will definitely be a challenge.. trust me

6 Weeks to Go!

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:58:47 -0500

I can’t believe the time went by really quick and only 6 weeks to go. It has been an interesting last few months. I know I haven’t been as active in my tumblr and I would like to apologize for that. In fact all I’ve been doing is school and work and in a way, I haven’t had any free time to update any of my social networking sites. Although I need to be back in the game because the phrase “no time” shouldn’t exist in my dictionary especially now the near arrival of my daughter. I can’t wait. March 18 guys and gals! The start of Dad in Progress will be on its way!

Thank You

Sat, 07 Jan 2012 23:25:00 -0500

Thank you for the inspiration

Thank you for caring

Thank you for standing up for me

Thank you for being strong

Thank you not giving up

Thank you for being there whenever I need you

Thank you for the motivation

Thank you for being the best father a son can have

I will miss you

Three months to go and time is flying

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 18:13:37 -0500

I started writing this draft about a week ago and was meaning to post it by the 18th but I just wasn’t able to do it. I was so busy with work that I barely touched my computer last week. I’ve used my Iphone more for internet than my computer :-p

Three months! can I say it again? THREE MONTHS!!! that’s how much more to go until the most precious beautiful amazing Emilene will arrive in our world. Can I wait? No I cant! Am I super nervous? Of course I am! The mom and I are about to embark on a new journey and I have a lot of things to learn. As a new parent, Why wouldn’t I freak out? Four months ago, I started reading literature’s about parenthood, I joined blog sites and I even started my own. But you know what? after all that I’m still pretty nervous because she hasn’t arrived yet. Its a good start though but none of that will matter until she arrives.

Now I haven’t been super active in my blog and I do apologize for that. However I do have my reasons and I’ll say this ahead of time, I won’t have as much posts as I used to at least for now. Here are a few reasons:

-As a expectant father’s view, its kind of hard to post an entry everyday because I haven’t really experience of having a baby because she hasn’t been born yet :-p (durr!!)
-Obviously I’m not the one who’s pregnant so I’m not feeling the random kicks, movements the baby is doing and the morning sickness, body aches Etc and If I was, trust me I’ll be posting it everyday.
-There’s not a lot of blogs that are being run by expecting parents (its mostly parents who already have the baby) and if there is, its the moms who has it. I haven’t seen an expectant father blog yet and I don’t blame them. It can be pretty challenging for the fact that the man is not the one who’s carrying so kudos to the mothers.
-I made a promise to myself that this blog is only gonna be about the journey of me being a dad to my daughter so all of the unrelated complaints, drama, and work is automatically thrown out.
-We still have three months to go and posting facts that I read from the book or the web can get slightly repetitive so I stopped doing it.

This doesn’t mean I won’t be posting anymore but for just the time being, it will be limited. I’ll still be active within the tumblr parent community but won’t be posting as much for the mean time. My posts should regularly resume after the arrival of the most precious beautiful amazing Emilene ( Did I say that already?? :-p) I love her, I love the mom, I love my friends and family and I wish everyone a happy holidays!!!

Generation 2011 - ?????

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 23:02:41 -0500

Growing up in the generation y category, I can say that it has been pretty interesting. Keep in mind I never really thought about what difference each generation has. My parents are Generation X (60’s- early 80’s) kids and lets see what crazy things happened that time: Vietnam War, hippie movement, oil crisis, AIDS epidemic, loan crisis, etc. Generation Y (80’s - 90’s) kids: Gulf War, oil crisis, AIDS epidemic getting worse, national debt increasing, etc. Generation Z (90’s - 2010) kids: Afghanistan/Iraq War, AIDS epidemic still there, Recession, Oil crisis, Hipster movement.

hmmm…in a way, each generation aren’t that different.

I’m wondering how my kid’s generation is gonna be like :-p

Doctors Appointment for the monthly check up

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 21:05:45 -0500

The monthly check up is coming up next week and guess who’s excited? >this guy< :-p

Anyways it will be my first visit (I know its sad) since I was living in a different city at the time. I think these are the only times I can say that I’m excited to go to the doctors office :-p.

Its December and the baby is due in three more months!! Time is flying by so quick!

Its been a while since I updated due to moving and trying to get...

Sat, 19 Nov 2011 09:33:54 -0500

Its been a while since I updated due to moving and trying to get settled in. I still don’t have internet in my apartment so its making it harder for me to catch up in the internet world (my iphone can only so much and I don’t want to go over and have a crazy huge bill at the end of the month). So right now I’m in Starbucks trying to update and do other work in my computer as much as I can. So whats been happening? hmm.. As I mentioned, I moved into another town, drove 600 miles with my 14 year old truck and was “smart” enough to tow a trailer packed full of my stuff. I guess I can say that it was such a mission to do that. However I made it safe and everything should be back on track and I can start updating again. Yay!

Dad in Progress update: So the mom went to her monthly appt. and I’m happy to report that everything is looking GREAT! From looking at the picture, Emilene has big feet and long legs. I would say pretty long legs :-p and according to the doctor, she’s got 100% on her anatomy which is more awesome news. I also felt the baby move which was crazy. It was exactly like what the mom described, it felt like a wave. I’ll definitely remember that day ( Wednesday November 16, 2011 lol!). More news to come :-D!

Saturday + Sunday = Packing

Sat, 12 Nov 2011 12:49:18 -0500

As I’m gathering all the stuff that I’m bringing with me for the move, I’ve noticed that I have been given enough stuff to make a baby room (minus the crib). I feel really grateful that there are people out there actually looking out for me. As of now, all of the stuff are gonna be in a corner of my room or in the closet in my new apartment since the baby is not due until march but at least I can say I’m a step ready. Am I excited for the move? Of course I am. I’m not looking forward for the drive ( I hate driving) but I’m looking forward to actually have my own place again, sleep on my own bed, and most of all, Ill be close to the baby and the mother so I can actually be there during the progress! The downside is that I’m gonna miss a lot of people. I guess I just have to rely on social networks to keep up :-p

Packing this weekend and leaving this Tuesday. I hope the next time you hear from me, I’ll be at my new place.

Thanks Again to Frank and Saidi! We now have a cradle

Fri, 11 Nov 2011 13:34:57 -0500

Thanks Again to Frank and Saidi! We now have a cradle

Everything is just shnarftastic

Wed, 09 Nov 2011 00:33:41 -0500

21 weeks and counting! From the moms report, the baby’s been super active. I’ve always wondered the feeling of a growing human inside you and starts kicking you from the inside…hmmmm..actually I take that back. The mom said that sometimes it hurts when the baby does it and everytime I think about it, It just sounds really painful.

One more week until I move back to Tallahassee and being as excited as I am, I still am gonna miss Miami because of the people I hung out and worked with. I have been lucky so far that every workplace I’ve been to, everybody has been great. I’ll definitely miss them.

One last thing for now: This 2 weeks is gonna be r-o-u-g-h just because of all the packing and doing last minute things before I move.

I hate the process of moving..the end.

What a week...

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:34:02 -0400

Sorry guys I haven’t updated my blog, its been a crazy busy week and it seemed like it passed by really quick! My schedule lately has been school-work-school-work. Its also mid term week for me so that means extra studying time. I have no problem with it, keeping busy is always good anyways.

Now the update on the progress. The mom is 20 weeks today! you know what that means?? She’s halfway there! Every single day, my excitement keeps growing and I just can’t wait (I lost count on how many times I’ve said that). So according to fruit to baby comparisons, my baby should be the same length of a banana and apparently at this stage, she should be able to hear more of the moms heartbeat and voice which is awesome!

:-)

Five Myths of Fatherhood

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 10:31:45 -0400

Five Myths of Fatherhood:

This is a great article I’d like to share with you guys. As a expectant father, It helped me understand more about being a new dad and differentiate the facts from the myths.

My baby’s feet at about 18 weeks. Beautiful :-)

Sat, 22 Oct 2011 14:32:21 -0400

My baby’s feet at about 18 weeks. Beautiful :-)

We’re having a girl!!! I can’t wait for march to get...

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 12:18:45 -0400

We’re having a girl!!! I can’t wait for march to get here! I gotta start planning and shop for baby stuff! gahhhhh! im speechless.

For the celebration for tomorrows event, I made some home made...

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 22:40:00 -0400

"Its a girl" cookies

"Its a boy" cookies

Classic Chocolate Chip Cookies

For the celebration for tomorrows event, I made some home made classic chocolate cookies and decorated some of it with “boy” and “girl” theme. I hope she likes it :-)