What kind of parent will I be?

So it's close, Anna is going to have the baby in like six weeks (according to the due date) and I have all kinds of questions about being a father that I don't have answered yet. One that pops into my head is "what kind of father am I going to be?" Am I going to be a strong leader, am I going to be a push over that the kids always come to because they know Ill give in? Am I going to be the one who hands out the punishments? Will I be the cool parent or will my kids be embarrassed of me? I think Im going to be a fun parent, I think my kids will think Im funny and love to be around me. You know, like when my kid wants to feed the raccoon, Ill lower him down so he can hand feed it. Seems like a good idea right? Anna's a natural and I know shes going to be great, but I can be a real dork so I worry about me.

I know all of that doesnt really matter what matters is that Im there and I love them even when they are hard to love. I have tremendous examples to look up to on both sides of our family now. All of the good qualities I find in myself I can identify where they came from and how they were instilled into me. Hopefully Im just as effective at passing on traits and qualities as my own parents were. I also hope that the bad qualities I see in me stay here and I dont pass those on to my children. I also have the examples of my three best friends Chris, Josh and Travis all have sons within two years of each other and now mine will be the fourth! So I can see at each stage how my friends parent and draw from them as well. And yes you heard me correctly Chris Pestow, Josh Dull, Travis Cameron and myself will all have sons within a couple years of each other in age! Thank goodness we live in different states, I dont know if one region of the U.S. could handle those four boys together! We're going to call them the fearsome foursome and you really should keep your distance. All joking aside they are wonderful fathers and husbands who are doing a great job and I cant wait to join the group!

Anna had another doctors appointment last week and everything went great, again. She is measuring just right and looking wonderful. We have another appointment next week and then they start going weekly! We took a birthing class at the hospital this past Saturday and I am now informed and ready for the birthing process. It was very informative and helpful with answering a lot of the questions that we have had and know we will come across in the labor. So now we've done that and we've taken the infant first aid and CPR class all there is now is the acutal birth. And did I mention that it's getting close?!!? Next month and Ill be a dad!!!

Please continue to pray for Anna and our son as he grows and developes in this final stage of pregnancy.