Not long after our son, Palmer was born, I was talking with an older friend, who happens to be the father of four children. I was talking to him about the way things were going at our house since Palmer had been born.

I told him how having a baby was not nearly as earth shattering as I had anticipated. There was definitely a lot more to consider when trying to leave the house. There had definitely been an increase in the amount of stuff in our house. As well as a decrease in the amount of sleep, but overall, things were not all that different. If Kim had something she wanted to do, she could leave Palmer at home with me, and vice versa.

I'll never forget his response. It went something like this...

Yeah. Having one kid is a breeze. There are two of you and one of him. You can double team him. The more difficult thing is when you add a second kid. Then, you have to play man-to-man defense. Then, it is all over when they out number you. You are playing zone at all times and there are always holes in the defense.

Well, Kim and I are starting to practice our man-to-man defense in preparation for next year's March Madness. I know it's early, but we feel like we will need all the practice we can get in because Palmer's punching bag, i.e. our second child, is due to enter the chaos that is our lives in mid-March 2009.

Answers to some questions you might have...

• 9 weeks.
• Decent, more nauseous than last time.
• 22 months.
• Nah, that's what we wanted.
• It could happen.
• Most likely.

Questions you may have asked...

• How far along is Kim?
• How is Kim feeling doing?
• How far apart will your kids be?
• Wow, that's pretty close together, isn't it?
• Will you name this kid Sidney if NC State wins the ACC Tournament on the day it's born?
• Are you guys crazy?

Ready or not, here we go.

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