Hello fellow bloggers, mybuffalonians, faceboob junkies (you know who you are), Twits and who ever else might be reading this entry. It's been quite some time since I've blogged. That may be due to the fact that I really haven't had anything real interesting to blog about. The previous statement is not entirely true. I've had plenty of interesting things going on in my life recently and here I am to share some of my thoughts on these events.

First, I believe my daughter has turned a year old since my last blog entry. She is the reason I breathe. This is a living and breathing piece of me and it still boggles my mind that I had a part in making such a fantastic little human. She went from lying around in a cradle, crying, eating and filling her diaper to this little person with real emotion, love and a comical sense of humor. She makes me smile and laugh out loud every single day. There hasn't been a day that's gone by that she doesn't simply amaze me on one level or another. Watching her learn things for the first time is truly one the greatest things I've ever had the pleasure of witnessing and being a part of. I'll say it again and I don't care what you might think about it, my daughter is the reason I breathe.

Our family life has been wonderful with the addition of our daughter, however, we (my wife and I) decided that our family was missing something. We made the conscious decision to have another child. I say "conscious decision" because I've since been proverbially clobbered over the head with the reality of that decision. We are expecting our new addition anytime between now and Thanksgiving.

My poor wife has been going through hell this time and swears up and down that if her first pregnancy was anything like this one, we wouldn't be expecting any additions, “EVER!” I feel bad for her, I truly do. But sometimes, I want to give the “what for” and I have on occasion however, I generally try to refrain from that course of action. I take my licks like a man as best I can, tuck my tail between my legs and try not to breathe out of turn. Yes, there have been times where I thought I just might not make it through this (Thank God for Beer!).

We are in the home stretch of the gestation period and this gives me a false sense of hope and I grab onto it like a high rise window washer grabs onto his tether when a big gust of wind threatens to send him spiraling into a blinding freefall to his untimely demise.

I'm no fool and I know what's coming down the pike. Long nights of crying, nasty and more frequent diapers, the wonderful world of spit-up, gas and subsequent relief (for the newborn too) and general sleep deprivation resulting in a zombie like existence for months to come. Don't get me wrong, I wouldn't trade this experience for anything. Like anything else in life, this too shall pass. It's the "getting there" that's the real female canine.

In case you're wondering, it's another girl that coming into our lives to throw our entire systematic routine (which is really more like organized chaos) into utter chaos. This too presents a whole new list of problems, which will result in the formation of a whole new set of rules. I will be re-writing my list of rules for potential suitors as well. I have already begun to reconsider the problem of only one bathroom in our house. Yes, I frequent the Buffalo Niagara Homes web site in search of that perfect, final resting place. I hope to find it this spring.

Wish me luck. Lord knows I need it.

Until next time...

Cheers!

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