Water Works

All of the books we reviewed and the classes we took warned Niki that toward the end of this experience, she might find herself crying for no apparent reason, a mix of emotions and hormones that seem inherent with the pregnancy process. And sure enough, there have been times where I've looked over and found her misty eyed over nothing at all, or in the case of an adorable episode at the Babies R Us, overcome with emotion at some of the stuff we were bringing home.

But one thing that hasn't helped has been our nightly routine the last two weeks watching the Winter Olympics from Vancouver. In addition to the inherent drama involved and the shots of proud parents all over the place, even the commercials are enough to start the water works. First it's all the promos for the show "Parenthood." Then "The Office" is previewing their "special baby event" on Thursday night where Pam and Jim deliver their child. (Me to Niki: "We're going to have our own special baby event, airing Tuesday night!")

But alas, it is this Proctor and Gamble commercial (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yo0ejBHp8UI) supporting all that moms do for their children, with the song "You'll Never Walk Alone," that has simply proved just too much. There's the mom singing to her baby that's just been born, or picking up her kid from school after he's been in a fight, or dragging her kid's hockey equipment to the car, or just holding her kid while she vacuums. I can't even keep myself from crying for crying out loud. If we can't deal with a couple of sappy commercials or TV promos, how in the world are we going to keep it together once Nub comes?