Pending confirmation at the doctor’s office later today, I am going to be a daddy for the first time and only time, both Erin and I only want two children. Erin always says that I am already a daddy for Conner but it’s not the same as having one of your own. The method of telling me wasn’t exactly subtle, I was playing a game of Monopoly on the computer when Erin comes in and says “your pregnant wife wants to talk to you” after a number of attempts to get me to stop playing the game. That stopped me in my tracks big time! I’m nervous and excited; I’m not sure whether I am more nervous or excited. It’s not exactly the perfect time to have a baby with my immigration status up in the air. But I am happy as I really want to have a baby with Erin even if it wasn’t planned and it really wasn’t planned at all, but I guess most pregnancies are that way! We need to get the change of status and work permit applications in ASAP now so I can get a job allowing Erin to either go part time or stay at home and rest as Erin tends not to have easy pregnancies. But this news has sort of distracted us from getting the required evidence together for the application. It’s not every day that you hear that you are going to be a father. Conner will have to get used to the idea of not being spoilt so much as he has been for the last four years as we are likely to have to reign in our spending in preparation for the new arrival in December.
In recent weeks I have been suffering really badly from allergy attacks. The weather here is highly erratic to say the least, one day it’ll be 70°F then the next day it’ll be hovering around freezing (32°F) point. I have been feeling severely congested most days, with head and body aches. Obviously this isn’t putting me in the best of moods and Erin (as she tends to do) thinks it’s because of something she has done, which couldn’t be further from the truth. Before I came here I had never suffered from allergies in my life. It seems that lack of filtration is really affecting my sinuses, it’s very flat here in Kansas with a complete lack of anything to filter the allergens. Back in the UK, I was on the coast and also surrounded by high ground (several thousand feet), which really helps. I have been taking so much allergy medicine to try to keep it in check, which is really not like me at all as I prefer to avoid drugs when I can. The bad news is that it’s only going to get worse as the year goes on and the heat rises, I have no idea of how I will cope with the 100°F + temperatures during the summer, heat and me isn’t a good combination, my body runs extraordinarily hot even when most other’s feel cold! HUGE fans on standby then!!!