What to expect....

Kate's boss has given us a goodie bag of books on pregnancy including the bible of expectant mother "What to Expect when your Expecting". Kate started to casually skim through the book and immediately had to run to the store to revamp our pantry. No more caffeine and sugar, instead whole grains and protein. There were many books for me in the grab bag as well and the stuff geared for fathers is much less alarming but no less poignant.

...your wife needs all the attention you can give her. She, after all, is trying to get used to the idea of carrying a small human being around inside her, which is an infinitely more unsettling experience than anything you think your going through!

My mother also gave me some wise words, as mothers are want to do, regarding the unknown. She told me not to "borrow on worry", meaning don't worry about things that may or may not happen but to let the story unfold as it goes. Address issues as they come up, don't worry them into being. Pretty wise woman that Debbie!