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Feb. 28, 2008

Well its official, Squish closed on her first house sale this AM. After yesterday, she needed some happiness. Yesterday she had her first battle with morning sickness. Not fun. I only got to see a little of it, as I was at work all day, but she was in the bathroom all day. I am happy she is feeling better today, and as Rissy says (whom just finished battling the morning sickness), “It just means a healthy baby.”

I just spoke to Martine whom I am OpSmile Biomed training in Haiti next week. I have mixed emotions about going, as I know it will be my last trip for a while, with B/C on its way, and I really want to be around for Squish. That being said, I know OpSmile is for the greater good, and am happy to be going. It looks like the mission is going to be a step below Bolpur, which is really sad, because Bolpur is so poor, seeing people living like that simply hurts one’s soul. I am happy that I have the advantages and can offer what I can to help even just a few of them thru a few days. It’s true that we get back so much more than we give. It’s so sad that today not having a 60 inch TV is so important to us, and these people don’t have houses. Then I see celebrity volunteerism, which means that Oprah gives a million to someone somewhere, of course I am sure she is well reimbursed for such a hardship. She could go down to NO and give everyone that is homeless there a new home, and really not even feel the money missing, but instead talks about how others are not doing enough. Sickening. Enough about that, but it really gets my goat, so much in fact, I don’t even have a goat. And as Dingler once stated, “Can’t get enough goats.”

Hello Baileigh Rose/Charles Ryan!

B/C’s first Ultrasound

Well as I mentioned, a few weeks ago we found out we were pregnant!   As I am sure most first time parents to be feel, I feel overwhelmed, scared, happy, scared, happy, overwhelmed, proud, wierd, happy, scared, overwhelmed…well you get the idea.   I really am happy for the most part, scared a little less, and overwhelmed all of the time.  I don’t know where the money is going to come from,  I don’t know how we are going to fit in our little home.  I don’t know…I think that is the problem, I don’t know.   I can ask my friends, whom are all in different areas of parenthood,  babies, infants, school kids, college kids, well out of the house kids… but I really am the kind of guy who doesn’t really understand anything until I get my hands on it, wrap my soul around it and dance with it.    I am ready blogs, websites, books, watching videos and I still really just can’t believe it is happening.   Really the only thing I know  is if its a boy his name will be Charlie Ryan (the men in my family are all CRS, I am Charles Richard, Dad is Christopher Robert, Didi was Charles Raymond…), and if its a girl she will be Baileigh Rose (I am not really sure where the name came from but Squish and I like it, its a nice Irish sound, and it reminds us of a Vietnamese bakery near us called Ba Lei, which we always say with a strange Asian accent when we pass).   Anyway,  I plan on putting stuff here about B/C for now, later about Baileigh or Charlie.  I will keep you posted, and don’t ask we don’t want to know before 10/15, B/C’s ETA.