Starting A Blog & Releasing My Thoughts

So it has been 10 weeks since my first son, Elliot, was born and of course I have had a range of emotions and posting them on Twitter and Facebook has only left me wanting to expand and the next logical step was setting up a blog. Now here we are. I also thought by posting my experiences other people could learn from my experiences or at least be entertained by them. I should start this process out by beginning in December 2009. The first Friday of the month I found out I had been laid off from my job as a Production Accountant for a direct advertising business. Of course this left me shaken as this was the first time my employment had not been ended by my decision. While I was coming to terms with this life change my then fiance, Jill, gave me an early Christmas gift. It was a pregnancy test with a positive reading. I was very excited about becoming a father for the first time but my recent lay off also had me concerned. However I have always come from the school of thought that everything happens for a reason and everything will work out in the end. Since that time Jill and I were married and Simon, her now 4 year old son, Jill and I "officially" became a family, Elliot entered the world (on my birthday!), we have moved into my parent's basement since I am still unemployed and Jill has returned to work. Like I said a roller coaster of emotions. I am so grateful I have this time to spend with Elliot as I continue to look for new work. Not a lot of men are able to watch their children develop in the early stages of life. I am one of the lucky ones. Just seeing personality begin melts my heart. I know I could go on for a long time but for now I will wrap it up and save some of this for future blogs. In conclusion I just want to say how I am enjoying my life experience and appreciate all of those in my life who have helped me become the person I am today. I especially want to thank my wonderful wife, Jill, who really understands me and loves me for who I am and I want her to know I feel the same way. Until next time I want to pass on advice I learned from Afrika Bambaataa many years ago, "peace, unity, love and having fun".