Ruminations of a New Father of Three

OK, so I've had a few weeks now to let the fact sink in that I, like my father, now have three sons. Not a girl in sight - I should have known. A very close friend explained my son's arrival remarking that it was:

"God's way of letting me know that I already have too many women in my life"

Works for me. So as I was saying, I've had two several weeks to reflect on life with a third addition. Here's what I've come up with:

Top 10 Reasons to have a 3rd Child.


10. Longterm memory isn't what it used to be', or the children are old enough that you've forgotten all the "good times".

9. You have the perfect girl's name for your newly arrived boy.

8. Sleep. It's truly overrated.

7. Consoling three screaming, wild children at once is just too much fun.
Just think of how exciting the 5 hour trip to the beach will be now.

6. With boy's names at a premium, it's OK to recycle.

5. Midnight diaper exorcisms aren't any fun until somebody gets it in the eye and all over the hands (at the same time).

4. More boys, bigger sandbox.

3. Making way for the Yankee's future middle infield and pitcher...
or half of Michigan's March Madness starting squad...
or the next 'great' boy band - Martin 3 or Backstreet Brothers.

2. You forget that baby's first smile really has nothing to do with you.

1. Middle child running out of people to bite.


Yeah, everybody needs three.

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