I am truly lucky, my boyfriend is not only going to be an amazing dad, but he is also wonderfully supportive and can somehow manage to negotiate his way around my more psychotic moments. Little things like him saying that I have to remember that I am not in this on my own, that we are a team, or just cuddling me when I'm crying about the fact I have just gone nuts for no reason really makes me love him even more that I already did!

Almost a Dad is wonderful, I like reading it when I'm having an irrational moment, it really helps to know I'm not the only one, and it was fun sharing it with the almost dad so that he could see other war stories!

I think the small things that men do are great and do not go unnoticed. There are many great expectant fathers out there.

Hello! Thank you very much for this Blog. It helps me a lot. Whenever I am frustrated with my wife, I just hop on here, read a bit, and laugh.

Now to my current issue, we are 8mo along now and about to have a baby shower this weekend and next (one for family and one for friends). We have been trying to come to common ground on what car seat to buy. She wants to get the one that her "sister's friend's brother's wife" recommends. Which just happens to one that is very highly approved on Consumer Reports. That's great! And I have no problem buying that one but I want to make sure we don't have to skimp on other things because we spent a ridiculous amount on the car seat, so I am trying to find a deal with the combo stroller/car seat. The one I found is rated just below the one she wanted and is half the price. Now I'm in trouble because I'm "cheap"... *Sigh*....... So, today I find the perfect deal with the car seat she wants and the stroller in a package. However, just before I sent her the email with the deal, she got told that someone else is giving her the car seat she wanted at the shower. So damn, I'm still in trouble. I just can't win... I have been ready to buy everything and anything that we need but we can't until after the shower. That has been the story of this entire pregnancy, which is our first and was a surprise. We are both settled in our careers and ready to have a family so its a blessing, but we just weren't expecting it. This experience really makes me wonder if I want to have another child after this one. I just don't know if I'd rather deal with another pregnancy or throw myself off a bridge.

I'm sure this is going to read like a complete ramble because I am multitasking by chewing pencils out of frustration and typing this at the same time.

Thanks for reading,
"I just can't win..."