7.20.19

Hi baby –

Coming to you live from Saturday morning where I just got back from bringing the car for an inspection and an oil change. Here in 2019 that costs $100 – wonder how much it will cost when you need to get it done or if everyone is going to be driving electric cars by then. I was looking at the What to Expect app while I was waiting for the car and it turns out at this stage in the pregnancy, you’re starting to taste stuff, so I hope you like the buttered roll mom is eating.

As I was driving back, I threw on a little Vanessa Carlton. I wonder if you’ll appreciate female piano/vocalists as much as I do. White Houses is a classic, and a personal fav off Harmonium is Private Radio. Obviously A Thousand Miles is also a banger. However, in this genre nothing tops Love Song by Sara Bareilles – that song is an instant good mood.

So we’re starting to tell more and more people about you and everyone is really excited. I still need to figure out a time to tell the Watters’ and Aunt Beth. And then I get to do my big Instagram reveal. I strategically added in the music from Family Business by Kanye in the background. Pretty sure only about 2 people will notice that element but it’s the kind of sneaky thing that I really love. And of course, when the picture of you pops up, I hit em with the “oh baby” from Oh Boy by Cam’ron. In case you couldn’t tell, music is central to everything I do. I really really really hope you take to learning piano/guitar because I plan on having family singalongs all the time. I don’t care if it’s lame, there’s nothing like a drunk singalong.

Wait! I didn’t even tell you that since we don’t know if you’re a boy or a girl, mom and I have been calling you Darby LOL. That won’t be your real name, but we get a good laugh out of it. It’s recently morphed into Darbito Garcia and Darb-a-larb. As of today real name options are:

Boy – Liam Matthew MacPherson

Girl – Avery James MacPherson

Alright, that’s about all I got for now.

Love you big time,

Dad