We also got some great news this weekend. My best friend had his baby yesterday afternoon. Everything was normal and mother and baby are perfectly healthy. We are so happy for them, and we can't wait to make the trip home to meet the little guy.
One of my roommates from college is also gonna become a father just a couple months before me. It seems like everybody around us is either pregnant, or recently became parents. I guess we are at the prime age right now that many of our friends, coworkers and peers are starting families. It is good. We definitely won't feel alone on this adventure. Still, that doesn't keep me from being scared out of my mind sometimes when I think about the responsibility and life-changing impact of bringing a tiny person into this world.
In less exciting news it has been unbearably hot and humid here in Arkansas lately. The temps have been in the low to mid 90's, but with the high humidity it has felt like 105-110 F. I do not enjoy the heat. It takes away my motivation to do anything. I just want to stay in the AC all the time. It looks like we will have a couple more weeks of this madness, then hopefully it will cool down a bit for us. I am considering buying a kiddie pool so I will be able to lay in it and spend at least a little bit of time outside. I long for the fall when I can once again get out and take the dogs for long walks, and pedal the miles away on my bike in relative comfort.
I have been spending quite a bit of my free time lately watching the Tour de France. They are 2 weeks in with 1 week left to go. This is to be Armstrong's final tour and going in I had hopes that he would make a run for the win. His first week was very unlucky. He had several crashes which kept him from staying up with the leaders and essentially eliminated him from contending. He is still riding, but just so that he will have the satisfaction of finishing. He may try for a stage win over this final week, which would be pretty awesome to see. I did not follow cycling when Lance won his 7 in a row and I feel like I missed out on an era that we may never see again. There will never be an American that will dominate the sport like he did. I am glad I got to watch his comeback last season where he finished 3rd, but I really wish he would have been more fortunate this year.
Anyway, that is my update for this week. I will continue with pregnancy updates on the blog, but I am sure my wife will have more interesting posts with pictures and whatnot. www.amandabidwell.blogspot.com
