This Will Be Legen...wait for it...dary.
(Keane - Everybody's Changing)

When you're younger, you always have these grand ideas of how your life would turn out. Things like your career; when you'd get married; how big your house would be; how many kids you'd have; and what age you'd have them.

And it's a recurring theme in my blog, whether explicit or implicit -- the path you take is never the straight and shortest path. The path is a winding one. One that curves around the everyday obstacles in your life. And occasionally along that path you may stub your toe on some poorly paved intentions but knowing that your journey holds some exciting stories to tell your children one day, makes it all worth while.

And in the latest part of my journey, I have found out that I will have someone to tell my exciting stories to come late July/early August. Yes, I will be a father. It's something I always knew I wanted to do. When I was younger, it was something I thought would happen sooner rather than later but you can't always time these things.

So the preparation has started for the arrival of said unnamed baby. I bought a new car a couple of weeks ago which is a larger vehicle than my last car. I managed to convince Sonia to let me purchase a vehicle that's both sporty and fun to drive and still has the features that a family would look for. It's my last bit of splurging before I have to compete with the child to see who gets their toys first. As most fathers will testify, that's not a winning battle.

The baby's room will start taking shape in the next couple of months as I do some spring cleaning on our 2nd bedroom, repaint it and furnish it with the typical things a baby room should have.

There are so many things that need to happen between now and then. It's a bit overwhelming. And though I may joke to my friends with the occasional "It's too late for me, save yourselves!", it's all very surreal if not mind-blowing amazing.

For me mind-blowing excitement is something I've never really been able to grasp. My moods and excitement levels have always been on a more conservative scale than the average person. Here's where my friends would say, "That's because you're a robot." I know Sonia and a few friends are hoping that when this baby is born, that the robot in me will leak some oil in the tear duct area. I can't guarantee that but I can guarantee that I will cherish every day that this baby is in my life.