Update and Reflection on Seven Years Together

Due date is officially 3 weeks from today!  We are still so excited, but the aches, pains, swelling, and general uncomfortableness are making us hope those 3 weeks go by fast!  We had another checkup today at the OB's office and got confirmation again that Megan and Baby Hicks are progressing as they should be. We went to another baby class, Happiest Baby on the Block, but unfortunately the instructor had a family emergency so they sent us home. We used our extra time to take a short walk around the neighborhood on what has turned out to be the warmest day of the year (approx. 65 degrees). It looks like we will be able to reschedule tonight's class for later this month and are planning to attend a breastfeeding class this Saturday morning.  Our new front porch is all clean and we are excited spring is here (almost)...

Now for the reflection. We recently realized that we started dating approximately seven years ago and that got us thinking about how things have changed since then. Please let us indulge you in a few.

• First of all, we were both at Bowling Green and in our final semester of our College Student Personnel Master's program. Now, we're gainfully employed in Iowa.
• An average day for Tom may have included a couple of classes, a stuffed breadsticks dinner at Pollyeye's, a homebrewed beer from the first two WATTage batches, and some xbox with Terry Weber. Now (today actually), his day included a morning run, deposition, roommate conflict mediation, finding a mouthguard for a student, lots of emails, Megan's 37 week OB appointment, a homecooked dinner, attempt at baby class attendance, and a homebrewed beer from the fifteenth WATTage batch.
• An average day for Megan may have included some time in the Bowling Green student union, writing a paper for class, fitness class with Julie and Melanie at the rec center, and dinner at El Zarape with CSP friends! Now (today actually), her day included commuting 20 minutes to the office while listening to NPR, attending a staff meeting about the future of the college, appointments with students seeking advice on their internship and job searches, fun and engaging lunch with colleagues, lots of emails, 37 week OB appointment, a homecooked dinner, attempt at baby class attendance, and watching Tom drink his homebrewed beer and craving my next adult beverage.
• Tom used to have spikey hair and now it's short and receding. Or is it short because it's receding?
• Megan was a regular at the fitness center.  Now she can't see her feet...  (here's to hoping that changes relatively quickly!)
• Then: at 10pm we were still up doing homework or out with friends.  Now: at 10pm the lights are being turned off and we've kissed goodnight.
• College student theories have been replaced by child rearing theories although they are turning out to be very similar. There is really only one thing you need to know: Behavior is a function of the person/baby and the environment.

Some things still haven't changed...

• Free housing
• Tom's small hands
• Megan's loud nose-blowing (see video below)

And finally, we both cracked up laughing repeatedly when we saw this video this week.

Baby Scared By Mother's Nose - Watch more Funny Videos