8.28.19

Yo slim creeper –

I’m back in the cut. Wednesday and summer is winding down. I hit the gym this morning before work; felt great. Now I’m bustin my hump going from meeting to meeting and working on this upcoming report launch.

Took a few pics this morning of you and mom on the ferry. She doesn’t know that I’m tracking the pregnancy through these letters, so she thinks it’s just fun photos. I love it. I put up an Instagram post this morning featuring a pic of you in mom’s belly. I’m repeating myself here, but I really mean that I wish I could speed things up and slow them down at the same time. I want to meet you so bad, but it’s also unbelievable how quickly this is happening. Only 4 months to go. Life is going to change irrevocably. I’m kinda scared today if we’re being honest. I’m really happy right now with life. Mom and I are two peas in a pod. Obviously, we made the decision to try for a baby now because we’re ready, but I’m scared of the unknown. I think having you will continue to put things in perspective for me. But today I’m feeling selfish. I’ll always shoot you straight.

I’ve always had this children’s book title in my mind – The Lonely Meatball. I think I’m going to try to write it before you come along and then refine it based on my experience with you. It’s loosely tied to my experience growing up as an only child, but I need to concept out what the rest of it will look like. I had an idea last night about the meatball sitting at a school lunch table with other round foods, like an orange and a mozzarella ball. Going to keep thinking about it.

Here are the snaps I got today.

Love you big time,

Dad