Congratulations on the upcoming birth of your child ! ! I too felt this way BUT it is EASILY the coolest thing on the Planet. The little one looks up at you with all assurances that YOU are the coolest thing on the Planet.
Oh - talk to the little one 24/7...It really engages them.....
On the other note...Terribly sorry about the job situation. An interesting idea Id like to pass to you and others in a similar situation....
Had a friend go volunteer at Hab' For Humaniity (to A-learn a new trade B-help the community cuz he's like that) and he ended up with a job by the end of the day. He believed that the confluence of events in that you have companies (contractors) who are those that believe in giving back meeting those willing to volunteer and what better enviroment to look for a future employee than in a volunteer setting. ...the company sees people that want to help show up to volunteer and that comp's the perfect comp' to ask for an opportunity as they're very likely to give it to you.......Its an interesting "current" in the ocean of employment - no lie.
As explained by my pal....
Thanks for the kind words & suggestions!
I'm actually getting a bit excited about the little one. I'm taking my wife to her first sonogram today, so we might be able to see something in a few hours. My wife has taken to calling it "blueberry" after our doctor mentioned it should only be about the size of a blueberry haha!
About talking to it, you're absolutely right. My wife is a Chinese national so we're going to do our best to make sure our child is raised bi-lingual. My Chinese is only decent at best, but I'm excited about all the possibilities.I speak German (my family emigrated), but I'm not sure if raising a child to speak 3 languages would be a benefit or just confusing. :)
I'll definitely check out getting involved with habitat for humanity, that's an excellent suggestion! Besides the added networking benefits, it's also a cause I actually believe in. I'll be getting involved with the PNW volunteer search & rescue when I get back out West as well. I think the future has a lot of promise, I just need to find a way to make it happen.
Thanks everyone, all the kind words and suggestions really help a lot.
Kas