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Adventures in William-sitting . . .

Over the weekend, my wife and I volunteered to watch my nephew. By no means do Angela and I have kids, but we (or at least Angela) got to be parents for a weekend. My beautiful, wonderful wife was kind enough to let me run my full 20 miles in preparation for the Chicago Marathon. Whew! Watching William or running 20 miles??? That was a tough decision! Of course, I would have preferred to watch William. I had the privilege of joining my wife after a long day of William-sitting (long after he went to bed too), and found her slumped on the couch, ready to throw in the towel. I spent the night and actually got to spend the day with William. I love the little guy, but I got to see first-hand what it's going to be like to be a parent. I am thrilled, but at the same time quite nervous about being a father. Granted, it will be quite some time before we have kids, and I am sure I will be ready. William was a handful, but he was also a joy to be around. The innocence of children amazes me. How observant they are. How curious about EVERYTHING they can be. And yet how dependent they are. But don't ask me if I changed his diaper. I left that up to Angela.
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