Intentions for this blog

I will become a father any day now. My wife is 9 months pregnant with our first child. Her official due date is July 6, 2009, but she is convinced that the day will come sooner than that. None the less, I now consider myself on-call, knowing that at any time we could be racing (or crawling as is more likely on an LA freeway) North on the 405 to St. John's hospital in Santa Monica. Here's to the end of life as we now know it.

I am writing this blog to try my best to keep a record for my son and myself of the things that occur in the begginnings of his life. It is also my hope that entering into this practice will help me to stay focused on the things that I feel are important in raising a child, always striving to make sure that I give him the best that I can in teaching him the things that I have learned so far in my life. I know in my mind that I will always do my best to give him the opportunity to be the best that he can be, but I feel that writing some things down will help me to keep those things in focus. My hopes for my son (most likely to be called Jameson Henry) are to instill in him the qualities that I feel will lead him to a happy and healthy life. To me that means that I should teach him to be strong (both physically and mentally), caring and compassionate. To instill in him drive, curiosity for life, respect for all others and fundamental values that will allow him to be a valuable part of any society. I will endeavor to give him every opportunity to explore the beauty of the world, the questions of huma kind and the morallity that will challenge him at times in his life. Together I hope that we can enjoy the competition of sport and games, explore the worlds of music art and movies and find a way to always be close friends. I will support you in whichever direction your life takes you.

Along the way I hope that you will show me new ways to live my life that I never imagined possible. I will always try to keep in mind that my relationship with my wife is first and foremost and keep focused on making sure we support each other in the years of our lives.

I'd be lying if I didn't say that the most prominant feeling that I have these days is nervousness, but I think it is nervous excitement. I've never been a person who has taken change extremely easily, but I hope that I am not a person who is ever afraid of change. On the eve of what is sure to be the biggest change in my life to date I have no idea what I should really be feeling, but I do have an overall sense that my wife and I are about to begin the greatest adventure of our lives. I only hope that I am able to stay focused on all the potential that this situation will present to us and make the most of it every day!