by Sara McGinnis posted in Pregnancy

For some crazy reason, it's one thing to see a positive pregnancy test, and a whole other mind-bend to come to grips with the idea of actually having a baby -- who'll grow into a tot, then a child, then a tween, teen, and then a real-deal person!
I know for sure that when my first pregnancy test grew two pink lines my mind could hardly expand beyond the life-altering recognition that I was pregnant. Forget all that parenthood hoopla; I had to first wrap my head around being with child. Of course, I intellectually knew being pregnant meant I'd have a kid to raise, but I'll be damned if my brain was willing and/or able to reach that far ahead in the early weeks and months.
That is, perhaps, why I feel some kinship with dads-to-be who were a little slow to warm up to the idea of having a baby (toddler, child, tween, teen future adult) on the way. It's a topic members of the BabyCenter Community have also recently been discussing. User sarahw43 recently submitted a post titled "My husband just realized I'm going to have a baby."
She elaborates: "I'm 37 weeks and 2 days. I've been getting a little frantic over the last several weeks about making sure I have everything ready at home, that I tie up loose ends at work, etc etc. Last night, I made DH (dear husband) stop at Target on our way home from dinner so I could get more stuff for my hospital bag. He's been completely unfazed and keeps saying relax, everything will come to...