There's a Baby in There...

I don't know about you, but I've had few times in my life where I've been completely amazed. One of the first times was when I was little [or maybe I should say "younger", since I'm still little] and my dad was working on the car. I was amazed that, if the car wasn't working, he could open the hood and fix it.

Perhaps the second time was in high school when I realized that the songs We are the Champions and We Will Rock You are, actually, two parts of the same song. I mean, who knew? Actually, I'm still amazed at that.

But, I don't think I've ever been as amazed as the last couple times wife and I have gone for her check-ups. I have to admit, the first time was somewhat uncomfortable for me. Now, I understand that she takes her clothes off lots of times when she goes to the doctor. But, I'm never there. This time, I'm sitting right there as the doctor asks her to remove her "bottoms". I know it's not a big deal, but I felt like leaving the room to give my wife some privacy; and yet she didn't want me to. Anyway, the doctor comes in and proceeds to cover this probe thing with a "protection" contraceptive and shove it into private places; obviously it was a little traumatic for me.

But, I quickly got over it when I looked at the monitor above my head and there, in grainy greyscale was the image of a small person. According to the equipment, it was only about 1.5 inches but it still a little person. Needless to say, I was amazed. Now don't get me wrong, I've learned about the birds and the bees and all that many times, but none of it was, actually, real to me until I looked at that image.

So, fast forward to last week. We had our second appointment. This time, I prepared myself for another traumatic experience. Of course, as one would expect, I did not need to this time. Instead, the woman rubbed some slimy stuff over my wife's stomach. Then she turned on a speaker and moved a microphone over my wife's stomach. And, after a few seconds of listening to what sounded like a wind tunnel, there it was. A little heartbeat coming out of my wife's stomach. Once again, I was amazed.

Surely even if my wife and I had not decided to go through this experience, I'm sure I'd have found other things in my life to be amazed about. To that end, I know lots of folks without kids and I'm sure they're very amazed at lots of stuff too. But, at this point, I feel very fortunate to be in the position I'm in now. If the last couple months are any indication, I think I'm going to continue to be amazed about lots of new things for some time to come.