Things Babies Can't Do

A while back I was joking with Colin when I was in shock about being a soon-to-be dad. We decided that I needed to make a bucket list of things babies can't do that I need to accomplish before September 14th. That got me thinking about the things I was used to doing that I may not be able to do anymore, or at least for a while.

So here was my list...

1. Go to Las Vegas
2. Do keg stands
3. Go to the movies as much as possible
4. Fly (peacefully) in airplanes
5. Go to bars
6. Shoot a lot of guns
7. Sleep through the night
8. Cuss like a maniac
9. Go to nice restaurants
10. Backpack through the wilderness

I accomplished 8/10 of those since beginning this list.

1. Go to Sin City...Last October Heather & I went to Vegas with our good friends (and Heather's cousin) Brett & Erin. We were lucky enough to stay at their timeshare with them and we had a blast. This was (of course) before we knew we were expecting a baby though. So, we went again! In March we went to Vegas with Cody & Mone! We stayed at the Hardrock off the strip and had a great time. Heather was 15 weeks pregnant but still a trooper! So...take my pregnant fiancee to sin city was able to be checked off the list!
2. Do Keg Stands...I came up with this on my bi-weekly hangouts with my friends Christina & Justin. We decided that babies can't do keg stands and that was something I needed to do. I haven't done a keg stand since my freshman or sophomore year in college...and I didn't accomplish this one. We even had kegs at our going away party and I totally forgot to do one. I'm surprised because I was completely sober at that party. :) I'd freely welcome a keg stand prior to being a dad, but now we're in Hawaii and it'd be tough logistically.
3. Go to the movies as much as possible... Check! Heather and I really like going to the movies and we've gone to quite a few. I don't know if I'm ready to have the TV on Yo Gabba Gabba and Blue's Clues...actually we've decided we want Ashton to only watch dvd's and tv in Spanish so he picks it up quickly. I was a linguistics major at UCD and that is something I studied pretty often. So, if you want to be a cool person - send us some DVD's/Books in Spanish! We will get good use out of them! Favorite movie of the summer so far??? I really liked Ted, The Dark Night and Spiderman. I want to see The Watch though!
4. Fly (peacefully) in Airplanes...so I have accomplished this! Since finding out we were having a baby, I've flown to Vegas, Hawaii, and Hawaii again! I guess it was as peaceful as a plan ride could get. I'm nervous to fly with a baby though because I know how annoyed I get when a baby is crying on a plane. We plan on coming back to California sometime in December or January (hopefully) so we hope Ashton is a good boy.
5. Go to bars...well that one is really hard for me because I don't drink and Heather can't drink. However, I was coerced into attending a bar function with friends once or twice. :)
6. Shoot a lot of guns... damn it! I didn't get to do this. And now my shotgun is in storage. I'm sad I'm going to miss dove season this year, but I guess living in paradise makes up for that.
7. Sleep through the night - We're really trying to get as much rest and relaxation as possible up until the baby gets here. With the time change here though (3 hours behind California) I don't think I've been up past 10:30pm and slept in past 8am. I've been a grandpa here!
8. Cuss like a motha fu%$# maniac - haha well, I feel like I talk the same as I always have. I don't really cuss THAT much. But will be really aware when I'm around a kid, but as a baby it doesn't really matter.
9. Go to nice restaurants - Check! Nothing annoys me more than kids running around, under the table, screaming and being little maggots. Actually, I kinda like them acting like that, just not at nice restaurants. I'm sure it'll be different with my kid though. For heather's bday we went to The Firehouse in Old Sacramento which was awesome! Now, though, since we're both unemployed we're trying to be on a budget and eating at our condo as much as possible.
10. Backpack through the wilderness - babies can't do that! But daddy did! Before moving to Honolulu, I backpacked through Lassen National Park with Cody and his little brother Jake. It was initially a 3 night/4 day trip that we cut down to 2 night/3 days. It was really tough but really fun and rewarding as well. I've never backpacked before and so happy I got the chance.

Now, any other suggestions?! I don't have much time...

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