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It's official: I am Uncle Usernamenumber
Aug. 4th, 2010 11:22 pmThe modern world, it is something...
Yesterday morning I got a text from my brother: "Gonna have a baby sometime TODAY!!"
I'll be honest, it caught me off guard. I had to go back and find the post where I first mentioned finding out that my sister-in-law was pregnant to see that it was indeed about nine months ago. Wow.
Later in the day, I got another text with some... medical details regarding the mother's preparedness, followed by "almost time 2 push."
About 90 minutes later, at 9:50pm Eastern time, I got a third text with a picture of my new niece attached.
I find myself strangely excited by the prospect of being an uncle. I have always felt that I'd be too scatterbrained to give fatherhood the attention it required without quitting my job and doing only that, which is unlikely to be feasible, not to mention having to give up most other parts of my life to accommodate the role (though I have seen some, like Mr and Mrs![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
cptscience who succeed admirably at avoiding that, and others, like heiligekuh and jodisays, who seem to thoroughly enjoy not avoiding it).
Really, I think I am excited about being an uncle for the same reason I enjoyed working at the day care center (fun fact, for those who don't know: not only did I once work at a day care, I worked at the day care I went to as a kid, alongside some of the same hippies who helped raise me. 'Twas an experience, but I digress). I loved getting to play with the kids, teach them, make them smile... and then send them home at the end of the day. So maybe I'm excited about being an uncle because it's a way to have my child-rearing cake and eat it too. No substitute for parenthood, I know, but the right amount for me right now. Whatever else, I will say this: unless my brother lays down the law, this kid is in for a spoilin'. ;)
And so, without further ado, may I introduce Ms Lucille Mae ("Lucy Mae") Smith the zomgteeny to her adoring public.
/me begins counting the days until she's old enough for me to show her My Neighbor Totoro, so she can meet the other Mae. :)
Yesterday morning I got a text from my brother: "Gonna have a baby sometime TODAY!!"
I'll be honest, it caught me off guard. I had to go back and find the post where I first mentioned finding out that my sister-in-law was pregnant to see that it was indeed about nine months ago. Wow.
Later in the day, I got another text with some... medical details regarding the mother's preparedness, followed by "almost time 2 push."
About 90 minutes later, at 9:50pm Eastern time, I got a third text with a picture of my new niece attached.
I find myself strangely excited by the prospect of being an uncle. I have always felt that I'd be too scatterbrained to give fatherhood the attention it required without quitting my job and doing only that, which is unlikely to be feasible, not to mention having to give up most other parts of my life to accommodate the role (though I have seen some, like Mr and Mrs
cptscience who succeed admirably at avoiding that, and others, like heiligekuh and jodisays, who seem to thoroughly enjoy not avoiding it). Really, I think I am excited about being an uncle for the same reason I enjoyed working at the day care center (fun fact, for those who don't know: not only did I once work at a day care, I worked at the day care I went to as a kid, alongside some of the same hippies who helped raise me. 'Twas an experience, but I digress). I loved getting to play with the kids, teach them, make them smile... and then send them home at the end of the day. So maybe I'm excited about being an uncle because it's a way to have my child-rearing cake and eat it too. No substitute for parenthood, I know, but the right amount for me right now. Whatever else, I will say this: unless my brother lays down the law, this kid is in for a spoilin'. ;)
And so, without further ado, may I introduce Ms Lucille Mae ("Lucy Mae") Smith the zomgteeny to her adoring public.
/me begins counting the days until she's old enough for me to show her My Neighbor Totoro, so she can meet the other Mae. :)
