Nerves Building

We have our first official doctor appointment in about a week. I have read through several books and have done a lot of research on what to expect during the nine months. With all that information there is an overwhelming amount of all the bad things that could happen that I came across too. With that comes all the nerves. I hate to think about the things that could go wrong, therefore I try to overwhelm myself with good thoughts. I try to do the same for Carrie too, as I know she thinks of all the same things. I imagine every soon to be parent thinks the same way no matter what kid they are on but I still can't help myself.

Aside from all that Carrie seems to be doing pretty good so far.

2009 Marks New Life

As we ring in New Year we ring in new happenings in the world of the Barkers. Carrie is still making the drive to LaSalle and I still work at LCCC and continue to coach baseball. Carrie has undertaken a new pastime coaching 16 year-old girls softball and will continue to do that throughout the summer. Carrie is in her second year as a kindergarten teacher and continues to educate her little people. I still love my job and hope to evolve along the way.

All that said we were hoping to expand the Barker name eventually and that eventually has turned into reality. Carrie and I found out there will be another Barker and she is already 6 weeks along. We found out Monday January 19, 2009 at around 4:30pm. During the weekend prior we took two pregnancy tests and still were not convinced. Needless to say the doctor confirmed and we will be parents in nine months. The projected due date is September 21, 2009.
Carrie and I are very excited to bring a new little life into the world.