Light at the end of the tunnel

We're starting to get down to the wire here, with our pending second bundle of joy. Time to start acting like it. This means a number of things, from making sure we have the car seat ready for the drive home from the hospital, keeping the cell phone charged and on at all times, clearing up all my files at work so people can keep the projects moving in my absence, etc.

In many respects, it's going to be much easier than the first time around. We've got plenty of hand me down clothes. The co-sleeper is by the bed and ready. We've got all the cloth diapers washed and ready. We know what it means to go without sleep for weeks at a time. At the risk of sounding overconfidant, we feel like we know what is about to happen. A certain perspective this time around keeps me from worrying too much about the sleeping thing. The hard part when Mia was born had more to do with not knowing if or when we'd ever sleep through the night. Having lived through that, and really, it wasn't that bad, gives us more confidence that we can take whatever this kid throws at us.

That being said, he deserves a decent countdown, an online drumroll if you will. So for better or worse, we'll be doing weekly updates focused on his arrival, with of course cute Mia pictures interspersed. Either way, the train is rolling down the tracks, and whether or not we're ready, this boy is on his way.