svoberts, sure you are not my long lost brother??!! like you, I have to remind my wife how.."yah, sweetie, this is all for our children...someday, THEY will love it." (as she raises an eyebrow.) just keep your hopes up, if she doesn't leave you first!! actually, my lovely wife, baby sloane and little rudy (a little yorkie that can kick bob lusk's yorkie's ("Romeo") butt...or at least lick you to death more.. as bob would say) and me sat on the back porch enjoying the evening as we watched deer in our back yard tonight just before dark; man what a feeling, life is good when you get to enjoy that.
if i hadn't delivered a lot of babies, i wouldn't have delivered my own. if you haven't, i really wouldn't. just cut the cord and enjoy the moment. trust me, i had back up there just in case something went wrong...we should all know our limits, and you never can predict what can happen in childbirth; when they are easy, they're made to look easy, when they go bad, can be bad(and go bad in a hurry!). so don't feel bad, just enjoy it.
Ric, my wife and I also went to Lamaz classes. natural birth is great (yah, 30 years ago!! ha, ha) , but hey, happiness thru modern chemistry!!! epidurals are great for the mom ; and the person delivering the baby doesn't get kicked in the face as much! I, too, agree that raising kids in the country is the best. i have dreams of standing next to my little girl with her hair up in curls or whatever they have and teaching her how to bait a hook, ride a 4 wheeler, start a fire, listen to the sound of a turkey gobble...you get the idea. man what a great website, to be able to share my joy with folks who share the similar thoughts. thanks everyone for letting me share my joy. (sounds like the Bud Light commercial... "I love ya man"..."you can't have my beer"!! if you haven't seen the commercial, sorry you can't understand! mark
