Steve Cook and His Wife are Proud to Announce...

Well, I'm rather proud to announce that we have a new addition in our family. That's the reason I've been away from work for a few days recently. Not suprisingly, my wife is the proudest and most pleased. Although, despite some initial concerns, I am now very happy myself. It's not something my wife and I rushed into. We sat down and counted the cost before we did anything else. I protested that the cost might be more than we wished, but she said it would all be worth it. I think she's probably right.
My wife is so protective of this bundle of joy. She won't even let me come near without first taking a shower. And I better not even think about eating or drinking anywhere in the same room. I think that's carrying things a little too far but I comply...better safe than sorry, I suppose.
The delivery occurred while I was in China, so for several days all I could do was listen to my wife rave about how beautiful it is. My wife prepared the room prior to the delivery. Everything had to be just right. I was sorry I wasn't there to help, but business is business.
Listening to my wife's excitement over the phone, I couldn't wait to get home and see for myself. She was right. It is beautiful. And big too. The biggest I've ever seen. It sits up and lies down on demand which is great...especially when I want to watch TV.
Of course, as you have no doubt guessed, I'm talking about our new bed. It's king-size. I've never had one of those. I need a roadmap just to crawl over and kiss my wife good night.
This baby is comfortable too. I haven't slept so well since I was a baby myself. In fact, while previously I really didn't look forward to going to bed, nowadays, I find myself daydreaming about going home, grabbing the remote and climbing in bed. I'm not talking about the remote for the TV, either. The bed has a remote. Actually, it has two, one for my side and one for my wife's side. I can use the remote to choose a number that best suits my sleep. I'm so worried about choosing the wrong number that I've avoided using that feature on the remote. But, there are other buttons I'm enjoying.
I can raise the head and the feet. Sometimes I double myself over like a big slice of bologna on a small bun. It's not all that comfortable in that position, but just the fact I can do it means a lot. There's also a massager on the bed. It gently rocks me to sleep some nights, and once you get used to a sound somewhat similar to a freight train rolling through the house, it's not bad at all.
My wife even got a special pillow for me. Her pillow is for people who sleep on their backs, but mine is for us special folk, who sleep on our sides. Sometimes I start to lie down on my back, but she quickly reminds me that that's against the rules. So I have to shift positions. I don't want to abuse the pillow. I had a terrible fear last night. I asked my wife, "Suppose we get mixed up on pillows? Will that hurt anything?"
She was one step ahead of me. "That's why I left the cardboard tag in your pillow case...so you'd know it was yours."
I wondered why I had a big piece of cardboard cutting into my ear. I'm glad to get an answer to that one. Although, I do wonder why she didn't leave the cardboard in her pillow.
Despite the cardboard and the freight train sounds, I really am sleeping better. I'm guessing that's why my disposition is so cheery these days. You've probably noticed it too. Well, I think I'm going to take a little nap. It is almost noon around here.