I partially regret not starting this blog several months ago when my journey as a father of twins began, but at the time, it didn't seem necessary. For those reading this blog, I also apologize for this initial post as it is my first attempt at this, and being a person who hasn't normally relied on journaling to decompress and reflect, it may be quite amateurish. The reason I have decided to start writing is two fold, firstly, I am hoping it provides some opportunity for self-reflection in what has been and will continue to be the greatest experience of my life. Secondly, I am also hopeful that it can serve to help others who find themselves in a similar situation, let me explain this further. My wife and I have often been fortunate or unfortunate, depending on your view point, in that we often experience major life events in significant chunks. For example, the summer we were married, I had just accepted a new position which meant both a career move and physical move to a new city, followed closely by the death of a grandparent and my wife starting her first teaching job. For this life altering moment, I had again just started a new job, we had just bought our first home and within a few weeks of signing on the dotted line we found out that we were pregnant...with twins. My hope over the next few posts is to catch up on the first few months of our pregnancy, discuss the emotions, the ups and downs, the joy and trepidation, the areas where "the books" were helpful and some of the places where we felt under informed. Again, if you find yourself in a similar place in life, I hope you find this useful, relate able or at least entertaining. In my experience, life has a crazy way of working out, or at least I have been privileged enough to have that outcome in my journey thus far. Currently, we are the proud parents of two boys, who will spend the next 6 weeks (or so) in the NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit) after arriving ahead of schedule. Stay tuned for more.
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