Yesterday at 2:46pm Central Time my baby girl was born into this world. My wife of course did all the work and I mostly cheered her on and generally got in the way but however it went down, our daughter finally made it into this world healthy and intact. This changes the whole dynamic of being a student and working professional. I’m not really sure what changes are coming or how I will learn to work around these new demands but rest assured I’ll write about what I discover here.
Now on to the important details, she has red hair, weighs 7.5 pounds and is 19.25 inches long. She’s asleep next to my wife as I write this in the hospital room we’re staying in. Remember all those months back when I was working on my MBA and thinking about giving up but decided to stick it out for the sake of my “future” family? Well that “future” has become the “present” and I can unequivocally say that all the hard work, all the late hours, all the frustration and all of the lost sleep was well worth it to be able to provide the best life I can for my wife and this beautiful new little girl.
I’ve already started thinking about what colleges I’d like her to go to and though it’s entirely her decision, I think nothing would make me happier than to see her get her undergrad degree from Southwestern College in Winfield, Kansas. It’s not just because of the school, though the school is great it’s also the town that the school is in. The whole town looks like a post card of Mayberry (from the Andy Griffith Show) and the whole town revolves around “the college on the hill” (what many of the townspeople call Southwestern). So maybe I’ve got a little Moundbuilder making infant sounds near me, maybe not. Either way I do know that the choices I’ve made as a student and professional over the last 4 years are now going to impact the choices I can offer as father to my daughter someday, when she’s ready.