Names and Cleaning

So I cleaned this weekend and last, man that's tough work. I'm a little embarrassed to say this, but I realized that in the 4 years I've lived here I've never used the swiffer on our floors. But hey, there's a first time for everything. I think I know why Laura's back was hurting.

Just to reitirate a point from the last blog, I really don't notice dirt. This is a talent I picked up very early in life. Supposedly I used to walk right over things on the stairs that my parents had placed there for me to carry downstairs. My wife will ask me, did you notice the bathroom needs cleaned, "nope". She's even tried tests of not cleaning or doing laundry for 4 or 5 weeks to see if I notice, I don't. Only when I run out of boxers or socks does the thought run through my mind that the laundry may need to be done.

Don't blame my mom though, she just wants it to be stated that it's not her fault. Don't blame my dad, he's a crazy cleaner when he gets going. Just so you know he's not a perfectionist, he just likes things always done right. My favorite quote from him. I told my wife she's an enabler for allowing this to happen, but hey, that's why we're having kids, to do the chores.

You don't realize how hard it is to name a kid until you are going to have one. Every name you come up with you realize you know someone you don't like with that name, like Christian. (I kid, good friend) We haven't gotten very far, we like to try names out on our work teams to see what they think. Right now the list is Max, Sam, Chase. I was told Max sounds like a dog's name, people like Sam as a nickname for Samantha, and my current favorite Chase caused my mom to gasp and turn her nose up in disgust, which I'll be honest makes me like it even more. "It sounds like someone running" was her comment. True, that is what Chase means. I think my concern would be if we had a slow kid who couldn't run very fast and kids would tease him by saying "Chase me, Ha, Ha" So who knows, we have the whole middle of the name book to go through yet.

To compare the current stage of pregnancy with one of Laura's favorite movies "The Lord of the Rings", it's kind of like the middle of the Two Towers where you're waiting for the cool battle to start but you have to go through a lot of talking first. In other words, not much happening. We go to the doctor, they ask how she feels, we say fine, we go home. And yes, I compared the baby being born to the final battle in the Two Towers, it has a happy ending. :)

So not much new, he still kicks constantly, Laura's in maternity clothes, and I'm cleaning. Oh by the way I'm growing a beard for two weeks, it's a challenge at work, I'll post pictures on the progress. So now I've given you a cliffhanger to keep you coming back. Kind of like 24.