Baby Lafeen

Officially we told our closest family members that we were pregnant on April 6th. Since it is slowly making the rounds worldwide by word-of-mouth (and by that I mean New Zealand, Brazil, Texas and Utah), it is probably appropriate to make it official to the blogosphere. :)

As mentioned, we chose April 6th to disclose the news. I have thought about the little one in detail over the past month, and cannot be more grateful for our life. Melanie has been the greatest blessing I have ever received and it's important that everyone knows that I feel that way. She's preordained to be the mother of very choice individuals, and she's known and prepared for that.

Naturally, expecting our first child has had its share of stresses - especially being the worry-prone parents we are. I've been preoccupied with what life without a second income entails, and Melanie has been trying her best to ride out the waves of pregnancy. Luckily we've been planning for this, so I think we've tried to manage the various risks that come with a downturn in the economy and so forth. It seems everything will come in packages for us - marriage and a new job one year, new house and a new soul in the next...

So there you have it. The family is growing. Due officially (but probably not exactly) on November 27th - Thanksgiving. Who knows maybe the 28th will look more attractive and I can have an unmatchable birthday present?