It's official, I'm going to be a dad.  Of course, I am pretty excited about it but I am also pretty nervous.  Life as I know it is about to change. 

My wife and I have been telling our friends and family about our expected baby.  More then one person responded to me with "So you got one past the goalie!"  Goalie?  What goalie?  The goalie was already in the locker room.  If the goalie was anywhere near the goal she'd have been helping with rebounds! 

Telling the women we know is a lot of fun.  They all seem so sincere about how great it is to be parents and how much we'll love our child, etc, etc.  Some of my male friends have a different response.  They say they are happy for me, but behind their words I hear a sort of sinister laugh.  The kind of laugh that says they can't wait to watch me dealing with all of the issues.  A "misery loves company" kind of thing.  Thanks guys.  Maybe I shouldn't have made fun of them all these years about how I can sleep late, do whatever I want do (spontaneously), and relax at will.  Maybe I shouldn't have played with their kids until they were completely out of control and then, with a simple "See ya", walk out the door.   What's that they say about pay backs?

Na, nothing to worry about.  This is gonna be a piece of cake...