Anxious, Excited, Nervous, Scared and Happy

It was 3:30 AM and I had just changed sleeping positions when my mind started to race and tears came to my eyes. All these thoughts and emotions going through my head...

Anxious just to get everything over with, have this entire process go according to plan and have Ty and Lori safe, sound and recouping.

Excited to be able to hold my son for the very first time. Excited to see the joy and happy tears on the faces of the my wife, the new grandparents and other family members.

Nervous wondering if I am going to be a good Father? Am I going to have the patients to deal with a screaming baby at 2 AM when a big day of work is on the horizon? Nervous thinking about the first time I handle Ty alone while Lori goes shopping and get her nails done.

Scared to death knowing that this little guy we are about to bring into this world, is going to depend on us for the next 20 + years. Scared to think that soon I will officially become a dad, something I never thought of 8 years ago partying in Shippensburg with Jeremy, Steve and Jason.

And finally Happy....

Happy knowing that I am so lucky to have to beautiful, loving, caring wife that is going to give birth to my son in a day or two.

Happy that I had such great parents of my own and that they were able to teach me and mold me into the man I am today.

Happy knowing that so far with a few peaks and valleys that my life has gone the way I imagined and hoped it would since I was in high school.

Happy because Ty's Birthday, besides getting married, will be a day that I will never ever forget.