"It will Change your Life"

The past nine months has been an amazing feeling. I have been happy, scared, nervous, and calm over and over again since March. On March 25th I found out I was going to be a dad. At that point I think I was immediately speechless and scared. But, as each day went by I seemed to calm down, aside from the occasional nervous moment or day. With each doctors appointment I became more and more excited. I remember getting my first ultrasound photo and I carried that thing around with me like it was gold.

There was one thing that drove me crazy during these nine months: When family or anyone would make the comment "It will change your life." Most of the time I just let it go but a few times I had to comment back. If there is anyone out there that thinks having a child will not change your life then they are the ones that need the speeches. I think some people mean nothing by it, but others want you to believe that your life is going to change for the worse, and others really do mean that life will change for the better. No one intended to get on my nerves with this comment but for some reason it did.

There are a lot of things in this world that I don't know and won't ever know but I am smart enough to know that having a child is, first of all, a miracle, and second of all, going to change our lives. I don't know of anything that has ever made me forget about racing, but right now I couldn't care less if I ever went to another race. But I also know that I will have to go back to the races to provide for my little guy. I don't ever remember everything around me taking such a back seat but it has. So, thanks for all of the warnings but I knew my life was going to change.

For all of you out there that are trying to become parents I am going to pass this phrase on to you so I don't have to hear it again. It is going to change your life!

Later I will post some of my thoughts from Ford's first two weeks of being with us. His hospital stay all the way to his first week at home. Thanks for reading.