Slow past week

Well the last seven day's have been a complete bust. I came down with some sort of nasty ailment that started in my chest which included fever, aches, chills, nausea, and headache. Felt like someone had just pulled the batteries out of me, absolutely no energy. Was flat on my back from Thursday to Monday. And the bad part is that I gave it to my lovely wife! She really loves me, did not even complain! But after getting some bad to the bone cough script from her baby doc (makes you feel really groovy) I am back on the mend and she is slowly getting back to normal, if there is such a thing when you are 35 weeks pregnant. Needless to say our last weekend plans of painting Jackson's room got put on the back burner, hope to knock it out this weekend. And we missed round two of the birthing classes. I was really looking forward to finding out where in the hell we are supposed to go when the big day comes. I think now we get to do a private tour and word is the hospital even has Jacuzzis in the rooms for Mom and Dad (separately I assume) to relax before or after the delivery. Will keep you posted.
It is now the season of Lent again, my family has given up the following:
Steve: Soda, chips, nuts
Terri: Desserts
Tanner: Candy
Charlee Ann: Spinach dip and candy
Tonight we are heading to Lake Carolina Elementary to see Tanner's fourth grade class perform a couple of songs before we participate in a fundraising dinner. Should be big fun!
By the way...the high temp today should be around 70!
Y'all tune in again soon!

Testing...Testing

Hello and a very Happy Valentines Day to you all. All is well here in Cola (local term for the great city of Columbia). Terri and I went to our first birthing class last night for two hours of great knowledge of what to expect when the big day comes. The anesthesia nurse asked for a Dad/man to volunteer to be demonstrated on for the epidural procedure, not being the shy one I stepped up to the plate. Per the demo it seems like that should not be a problem to have a big needle stuck into your spinal column. Therefore, when I need it during the delivery it should be no big deal. I figure I might as well wear my bike helmet just as a precaution in the event that I take a big dive into the floor. If all goes well Jackson's first visual of his Dad should be in a bike helmet anyway. I hope to have him racing by the age of 2. The class talked a great deal about pain control through various methods of medication, the different stages of labor, breathing, pushing, yelling, screaming, coaching (my part), to the big event where Jackson comes out healthy, happy, and into this great world. Next week is the fun part where we get to tour the Hospital's birthing floor, breastfeeding, and much more cool stuff. This weekend we are painting and preparing Jackson's room for his arrival. I will post some before and after pics for you to see.
If you missed this photo tour from our trip two weekend's ago, check it out!
http://www.realestateshows.com/129825
Y'all (local term for you all) tune in again soon.