BREAKING NEWS!!!! A Message from The Wife

We at I'm just sayin... would like to take a step back for one minute to let The Wife post a message.

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I didn’t think 30 would bother me until my best friend turned 30. Then I started to think about how old that was and that I was supposed to have so much more accomplished by now. So of course it started this introspective look at what I have learned and accomplished. And although I am not a public speaker or blogger and I don’t generally enjoy being the center of attention, here is what I have learned.

I have learned that high school was not the best times of your life – whose genius idea was that?

But college was a pretty close second or third.

I have learned that love at first sight does exist.

I have learned to surround myself with people who make me a better person. I have some amazing friends.

I have learned to be grateful for what I have, although I am still working on not coveting what I don’t.

I know the pain of being told you can’t have children and the joy of finding out you are pregnant.

I have learned that exercising is a necessary evil.

I have learned that minivans ROCK!

I have learned that I have God-given talents. Although I always wonder where that line is between good pride and sinful pride, I know that I am great with children, specifically special needs children and that I was put here to be a teacher and an advocate even if it means stepping on some toes.

And I have learned that I can do that and be a great mother.

I have learned that cooking and cleaning are not some of my God-given talents. I thank God for restaurants several times a week.

I have learned that dogs really are some of your best friends.

I have learned that my vet can see me coming a mile away.

I have learned that Hootie and the Blowfish are still one of my favorite bands.

I am still learning that life does not go according to my Type-A, OCD, plan – and that’s generally a good thing.

I have learned to apologize. So I am going to take this time to apologize to my dear friend Leigh Ann Carter. Apparently, I do not know where babies come from either.

I have learned that when you have a less than %1 chance of something happening – there is still that 1% chance that it will. I have learned that I am pregnant with my third little blessing! And although this is not according to my plan, I have already learned that that is a wonderful thing.
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So there you have it. Baby #3 is due in early April (a short time after, I hope, Winthrop wins their first men's basketball national championship). This is an exciting time for me... (for us)... but really for me. There are a few comments/questions I'd like to address now.

Comment/Question 1: "Are you trying for a boy?" (or "Maybe this will be your boy"... or "Maybe this will be the boy for Greg").

Answer: See my thoughts on this kind of talk here.

Comment/Question 2: "Is this a surprise?"

(There are multiple answers I've given to this question)...

Answer 1: It's not as much of a surprise as it would be if I'd been out of town for the past 2 months.

Answer 2: We spent thousands of dollars to get pregnant the first time. Hundreds of dollars to get pregnant the second time. What do you think?

Answer 3: Nope. I remember that night when we were done looking at The Wife and saying "BOOM goes the dynamite! That just happened". Haha... just kidding.

Answer 4: Yes, but I'm excited.

Question 3: "Who is Doubting Teri?"

Answer: My sister. She earned that name by not believing me when I called her to tell her this great news. She is the only person to doubt me (not including Jenn... but to be fair, I was lying to her). Doubting Teri had to talk to The Wife before she would believe me. She will learn, I'm sure, that that was the wrong thing to do.

Question 4: "How did the rest of your family take the news?"

Answer: Aside from Doubting Teri... my Mom & Dad (and Sonny) were all thrilled (Doubting Teri was too after she talked to The Wife). Mary Ruth is excited and has decided that she needs to teach Susie how to be a Big Sister.

So there you have it. As more questions come, I will address them on here.

Before I go, I'd like to tip my hat to my good friend KC (who was only 2 months off on his guess that we'd have Baby #3 in June of next year).