Two Months Already

It is very hard to believe that today (5/23) we are going in to the doctor's office for Nicholas's two month check up. Time surely is flying right by (remember "Don't Blink"). I will update with the results/stats of today's appointment and with the emotions that come with watching him get some shots that will certainly cause him some pain.
Here is a picture of mother and child trying to take in a nap...

Nicholas is very healthy and has grown by leaps and bounds (I am not sure what that means or where that saying came from, but, oh well). He was 6lbs 6oz at birth and was 19" long; he is now ove eleven pounds and 22" long. It is amazing to witness how much he has grown. It was sad to watch him get his shots; although it was when the nurse pinned his legs down to keep him steady while she administered the shots that he disliked the most and not so much the shots themselves.

Don't Blink

If you know me at all you know that I am a big fan of country music. I find that so much of it is relevant to life. It speaks to us with a message the majority of us can either appreciate or could use in our lives. Before Nicholas was born I never gave much thought in to how fast time truly goes, but I look now and pretty soon he'll be two months old, and it seems just like yesterday. I was really annoyed with all of the people saying things like "oh it goes so fast" and I felt like saying don't rush the process, just let me enjoy it all one day at a time. Then I hear this song and it just really puts a lot of it in perspective. I don't want my little guy to grow up that fast. My favorite country songs that apply to fatherhood and how we should approach things are as follows (please feel free to add some of your own, or check these out and see if they don't kind of "center" you):

*these are not ranked in any particular order

• Aaron Tippin - You've Got To Stand For Something


• Kenney Chesney - Don't Blink


• George Strait - I Saw God Today


• Billy Ray Cyrus - Busy Man


• Montgomery Gentry - Lucky Man


• Alan Jackson - Drive (For Daddy Gene)


• Gary Allan - Tough Little Boys


• George Strait - The Best Day


• John Anderson - I Wish I Could Have Been There


• Montgomery Gentry - That's Something To Be Proud Of


• Ricky Van Shelton - Keep It Between The Lines


• Sawyer Brown - The Walk


• Sawyer Brown - The Dirt Road


• Tim McGraw - Live Like You Were Dying


• Toby Keith - My List


• Tom T. Hall - I Care


• Trace Adkins - Then They Do


• Tracy Lawrence - Til I Was A Daddy Too


• Van Zant - That Scares Me


• Paul Overstreet - Seein' My Father In Me

I probably have missed some. But check these out. And let me know what you think. Tell me at least some of them don't hit you.

Later!