A time to start...

Things are good in my life. In fact, things have never been this good. Everything is going well, even though I sometimes forget to look at the big picture, and get bogged down in details. But here's all you need to know for the moment:

I have a wife-to-be who loves me as much as I love her, and we have a baby on the way. Today, she is exactly 13 weeks pregnant.

I just had a great birthday week full of rest, relaxation, family, and friends. I got couple nice presents to remind me that the people I love the most are the ones who know me best. My mom gave me a blanket with pandas on it, and Laura got me a copy if The Hockey Sweater, a must-read for every Canadian child (if you want to know how it starts, look at a Canadian five-dollar bill). The idea of sharing my birthday was nice, and it feels perfectly natural. I don't much care what I get for myself at Christmas, but I know what to ask for: whatever baby stuff we still need at that point!

So, this is my own little corner of the Internet, and I plan on updating over the next little while.

Pregnancy status:

13 weeks today.

27 weeks to go.

Status: Baby is approximately the size of a peach.

Fuzzy or smooth?: Starting this week, fuzzy! Hair starts growing this week, and baby is capable of standing up perfectly straight in the womb. Head's still pretty heavy though, so the neck is getting longer to accommodate.

Interesting Fact: I have 2 apps on my phone to give me most of the info I'm passing along. The What to Expect app is my favourite, but the Enfamil-sponsored Your Baby app is a close second (although the pics and videos on Your Baby tend to creep out Mommy!).

Next week: Our first OB appointment, and more food-related size comparisons!

Future Post Ideas: Influencing Baby's musical tastes, nicknames (for Baby and family members), and my personal magnum opus, Baby and hockey.