TOP 8 QUESTIONS TO EXPECT THE MONTH BEFORE THE BABY IS DUE!

This time of year is amazing for me, but probably for men in general, especially the big burly country kind that get a bad wrap from movies like the "shining" i.e. "you got a pretty mouth, boy."  HAHA, anyway, Football is well under way, the weather is getting cooler, it gets dark earlier, and deer hunting season in Oklahoma kicks off tomorrow.  But this fall, for me, brings a little more excitement: Beau Russell McMullen is due in 4 days (WOW GEEZ, thats fast, and a little scary)!  Will there be an instruction manuel that comes with him or do I just have to figure this thing out on my own?!?  Now a days I am regularly finding myself in conversations where the same questions are asked of me by every person I encounter, so I thought I would blog for a minute to give the answers, in hopes that it will relieve some of the repetitive answers (it probably won't but at least it's worth a shot).  Here are the top 8 Questions you Should Expect the month before the baby is due (and my responses):

8. Is the Nursery all ready to go?  
Yes our baby's room is well prepared, thanks to all of our wonderful friends and family who gave us shower gifts!  We are blessed beyond measure, thank you for providing for Beau!  Oh and it is
done in airplanes by the way.

7.  Where will he be born?
Mercy...I hope the number of times this question is asked is not the number of people that are coming to the hospital!  I mean guests are great but I mean like, hundreds, may be a little much.  If you feel like coming by, we welcome you, but we are expecting alot of visitors!  It's like people are ready to see how Lindsay and I handle this whole being parents thing (or at least how I will.)

6.  Who's more excited/ anxious to have him?
Well, I'm gonna have to say, Lindsay is the one that has had to carry him for 9 months, so I'm pretty sure she is ready to have him more than I, but I think I am the one who asks her every 5 minutes if she has started contracting yet.  I am so excited it's ridiculous, but he is being just like his dad already in making us wait to the due date or later...stubborn from birth!

5.  Are you scared?
I've never really been around babies much but me scared??  Yeah right, haha, I am a man I'm 28.  I can handle this baby thing.  But I'm not gonna lie, I'm a little nervous, not about being a dad, but just the changes that have to take place!

4.  How does your wife feel?
Maybe this is some kind of indication as to when the baby might be coming or something, cause I get this one alot.   But every-time I get asked, all I can think is, how would you feel after carrying a baby for 9 months, with 25 extra pounds on, and a human growing on your insides, maybe it's just the man coming out but it seems a little alienish to me!

3.  Is it a boy or girl?
Boy, nothing more to say.

2.  Do we have a name yet?
Beau Russell McMullen, Beau, just because we like it mainly...Russell because it is my middle name (yes I know, my real name is Jonathan Russell, my parent's just liked Rusty so they called me that)

1.  Are you gonna watch it happen (mostly by men)?
Come on, I gut deer, I clean ducks and many other forms of fowl life, I have cleaned a wild hog, am I gonna watch it happen?  I don't know if I can handle that...haha....seriously though, I really am not sure if I could!  Every one says it is so awesome to watch and it might be, but I don't know how my psyche will handle it.  I'll promise I will at least peak but, no guarantees of watching the whole process!

Top 8 Questions you can expect the month before!  But over all I am pumped and ready, kind of so anxious I can't stand it.  I will post pictures (of course) when he comes!  Until then, have a great fall, kill a big dear, and enjoy your family!  I know I will!  And do me a favor, check out www.firstlighthunts.blogspot.com (my new business)