Let's Start at the Very Beginning...

...a very god place to start. Greetings, and welcome to the Baby Delen blog!

It is with great excitement that I announce my wife, Helen, and I are expecting our first child in December 2010. As of today, the baby is 8 weeks old and about the size of a grape. According to old school tradition, we're not supposed to tell anyone about our pregnancy until closer to 3 months/12 weeks, so if you're reading this, keep things hush-hush til June, ok?

It didn't really dawn on me to document this experience until now, but I realized that between today and when the baby is born, there will probably be some really funny, poignant and educational things that happen. Perhaps those who have never had a baby can live vicariously through us or learn some cool stuff, and those who are already parents can commiserate with what we're going through, reminisce about their own pregnancies or laugh at how badly we're screwing things up.

Since I just decided to start this blog, I'll have to catch you up on the first two months/8 weeks that led up to this point. Here's the condensed version-

The first few weeks didn't really count, since we didn't even know Helen was 'with child.' The medical experts/OB/GYNs tell us that the baby was conceived in early March. Looking back I think at the time my biggest concerns were how the Red Sox were going to do this year and whether I would be able to shed a few of the winter pounds I'd gained.

Once Helen missed her monthly visitor, we knew something might be up. We didn't want to get our hopes up too much since we'd be told by friends to budget anywhere from 6 months to a year when trying to have a baby. But after a few times of peeing on a stick (her, not me), it was clear Helen was preggers. The fun was just beginning!