A lot can happen

It has been over a year since I last updated my blog. A lot can happen in a year. I have a new job, I have run a few more races, I went back to Costa Rica and I even attempted a triathlon. The triathlon ended up being biathlon because of some rough seas, but that does not matter.

All of these things are no big deal. The big change that is coming, is the growing of the tribe. We currently have a pack of six. With the wife, two dogs, two cats and myself there is already quite the tribe dwelling on our land, but we are bringing another as we embark on the adventure of parenthood.

This is in fact my way of telling those in the world where communication is limited to findings on the internet. If you have seen me any time in the last few months I have undoubtedly shown you the ultrasound pictures I have stored on my phone and shared with you my anxiety about taking a shower in the morning while I am home alone with a new born!

We are officially halfway through the bun baking process, and it is getting extremely exciting to observe, listen and feel the oven as the bun has started to subtly kick and punch at my wife's insides. It is really hard at times to express how it feels to sit and watch the baby grow inside of her. Nacho, the affectionate name given to my belly, has been growing for years, at a pretty slow pace, but I have no real emotional attachment to him. The bump that now exists in my wife however already seems to catch my attention.

We enjoy talking to it, shining lights on it, and we listen to it quite often. We have decided that our little bun in the oven will be routing for the Green Bay Packers this weekend. Though I am sure he/she will not understand the rules of the game, nor will they be at all entertained by the media frenzy and the over the top advertising, I am sure little junior will enjoy the bounty food at the event.