Fatherhood

Little Skye is about 4 1/2 months old now, and gets more beautiful with each passing day.
I've gotten used to all the dirty diapers, late night wake up calls, and random spit ups.... the only thing I can't seem to master, is feeding time!

The first time I set her in her pink highchair she screamed...and balled...and screamed some more. Once the tears dried up, I set some food infront of her. It stayed there for about ten seconds before she dumped it on the floor.

The second time, she didnt scream or cry...but the food got EVERYWHERE! On her..on the highchair..the floor..the ceiling..me...EVERYWHERE!

The third time, I put her in the chair with nothing but a diaper on...and instead of giving her baby foor, I gave her crackers. Cause crackers arent that messy right? I left the room to get the mail..came back and she had them crushed up in her hands with slobber and rubbed it all in her hair.

The fourth time, I sat infront of her and watched her every move....that is, untill I fell asleep..and woke up covered in mushy baby squash.

The fifth time, I let Katie do it. I laughed and wished her luck, then sat back and waited for the mayhem. Skye....was a perfect angel -.- she ate the food like she was supposed to. WTF??

A Very Curtis Christmas!

Everyone is invited to spend Christmas at our house tomorrow =D
There will be....

-A ginormous amount of FOOD!! (did I mention it's free?)
-Snow ball fights (yes..ITS SNOWING IN TULSA!!)
-presents for everyone (..well..mostly everyone)
-Hot Cocoa + Apple Cider + a cozy warm Fireplace :)
-And ofcourse....the football game on tv :D
-....and this year we're gonna pull out the old family home videos...featuring ALL OF YOU!! XD

You do NOT wanna miss it!
(everyone please bring a dessert or drink :p <3 katie)

Oh yes..and dont forget Skye...



Isn't she adorably perfect?? :)

A Wake Up Call I Wished I Had Never Woken Up To

I awoke at five AM to desperate cries of attention. I noticed Katie had not woken up, so I got up myself and slipped into the next room to see Skye in her crib, tears streaming down her face. The moment I picked her up she stopped crying. Ive helped Darry raise Pony and Kit for the past three years, but Ive never had someone depend on me like this. I cradled her in the rocker until she fell back asleep, and just as I placed her back in the crib I heard a knock on the front door.
Who the hell could be knocking on my door at 5 am?

I flipped on the porch light, and opened the door to reveal a police officer standing on my porch.
'I DIDNT DO IT!!' was the first thing that popped into my head, little did I know, I rather have been in trouble than to hear what he was about to tell me.
"Are you Sodapop Curtis?" He spoke in an deep authoritative voice.
"Yes sir, is there a problem?" I put on my respectful attitude.
"I'm afraid there was an.....accident. You were the first contact we could find, I need you to come down to the County General..." he informed.
The County General? That was on the other side of down town? Why did I need to go there?

I ran back upstairs, grabbed my jeans, and put on the first shirt I could find. I woke up Katie and told her what was happening, and I would be back when I could.
I slid into the passenger's seat of the sheriff's car. Funny, didn't think Id ever be riding in this seat of a cop car.
The sheriff explained that there was a situation...
"I believe one of your friend's had an accident..." he started, "..well actually it wasnt an accident at all...it was on purpose.."
I was a little confused.
"Sir, I'm sorry but my brain doesn't kick in till 7 am, can you please explain to me what is going on?" I admitted.
"One of your friend's attempted suicide." He stated.
Who? How? Where? When? and probably most importantly Why?
So may things were going through my head. First of all I wanted to know who. Maybe Elena...that was sort of believable...but then why wouldn't they contact Dimitri?
Or Johnny.... we haven't heard from the kid in a while, his life was never easy....What if it was Kitty? I knew the secrets she dared to never tell, I knew what she struggled with...but God please not Kitty...
I envisioned every possible scenario in my head with almost every person from the gang. The sheriff looked at my face and quickly explained what he knew,
"We do not have an identity, that's part of the reason why we contacted you. You were the only one who had a listed address. According to the report, he was found on the doorstep outside after apparently breaking into his own house. It looked liked he consumed about everything in the medicine cabinet, and his blood alcohol level was .35%...".
I was trying to process all this information...it was a guy, so that ruled out Kit, Elena, and all the other girls in the gang. But who? And .35%??? They could easily die....mixed with all the drugs he took in.... things were not looking good.

We arrived at the County General, and I was directed to one of the doctors there. "Unfortunately we have done all we can, and he has not responded yet so all we can do is wait..."
He guided me down the hall towards whichever of my friends was lying in a hospital bed. "We've pumped his stomach, and hooked him up to IV's, but....It's hard to tell with such a high alcohol level."
I wanted to cry...but not knowing who I was crying for sort of made it difficult. I wanted to think they got the wrong guy... that somehow there was a mix up and I didn't know this person at all, but once I stepped foot into that room, that hope died. The first thing I thought of to do, was to contact the person closest to him. I pulled out my phone and struggled dialing the number...
"Hello?"
"Blair? There's been an accident..."
"What? Soda? Are you okay?"
"Blair..... Dallas tried to kill himself."

Ready, Set, Go!

Last week Katie was due for her final check up. Everything was good, and the doc said Skye would come at the beginning of September.

September 1st: I basically stared at the clock all day. I wished I had worked so Id atleast have somethin to do besides wait....and wait....and wait. The next couple of days I did work so things went by a little faster, except I looked at my phone every ten minutes just to be sure I didnt miss a call from Katie.
I just about gave up. This morning at 4 AM, someone nudged me, quite hard actually. I blinked as Katie came into focus.
"Babe, wake up......" Katie said.
"What's wrong?" I said, sitting up rubbing my eyes.
Katie was hurrying around the room, grabbing stuff and shoving it into a bag.
"Skye is coming!!" She said.
I sprang out of bed in a panic, "Oh, ok, ok ok ok what do I do?" I almost shouted.
"Get some pants on and get in the car." She said.
I grabbed the nearest pair of jeans and sprang out of the house barefoot, didnt bother with shoes, cause I dont like them anyway.
I banged on the door again and again until someone answered. A sleepy and annoyed Darry answered. "This better be good Pepsi..." He said sternly.
"It is," I replied while running to the car. "Im about to be a dad." I said.
"Oh!" Darry perked up. "Ill wake Pony and we'll meet ya there." He yelled.

Katie was already in the car by the time I flew into the drivers seat. We got to the hospital in about 25,3 seconds. I ran in frantically shouting "I need a doctor, or a nurse, or anybody...." It was one of those moments where you dont realize how stupid your acting till after you act.
Katie punched me in the back, "Soda, calm down, its called labor...we're going to be here a while."
And we were. We got a room and about that time half the gang showed up....in their Pj's XD.

"Steve almost came naked, but I told him they wouldnt let him in if he didnt have clothes on." Carson said.
Most of the gang waited in the waiting room, except for Darry and TwoBit and Kitty. We sat by Katies bed and played poker for a few hours.
"By the way, Kitty and Tibbs...yall are godparents." :D
"It would have been nice to know this before today." Kit implied.
"Yeah yeah, I was....busy." I stuck my tongue out at her.

Finally they cleared the room at 10 AM, and about an hour later I was holding the most delicate thing I had ever seen. She was more beautiful than I expected, her fragile pink skin was warm against my chest. She was perfect! And she was mine!
Its funny how things work out sometimes. Thinking back on all the steps you took to get to where you are today. I never really thought of being a dad, I thought about finding the right girl, and about getting married. I thought that way back with Sandy, but if I didnt go through her, I wouldnt have found Katie, and I wouldnt trade her for anyone. Again with Snow, then I wasnt ready to be a dad, but I sorta got used to the idea right when she was taken from me. And finally I have Skye, perfect, beautiful Skye, and Im the lucky one who gets to be her dad. It all starts today, so ready..... set..... go!

How Come I Only Get Called At Work When Something Tragic Happens?

I was at work when I got the call. Suddenly it felt like my whole world had stopped, that I was the only thing moving and they were the only thing that mattered. I slowed down at the hospital doors, who being automatic couldnt open fast enough.
What had happened to them? Are they okay? What if they arent, what if theyre...dead.
NO! I refused to let that happen, not again. In my family death was no longer an option.
Jellys dad was in the lobby talking to a patient when I rudely interrupted him.
"room 237." was all he said. His voice gave no hint towards theyre condition.
The moment I pressed the elevator button I decided it wasnt fast enough and took the stairs. I found Darry, TwoBit, and Kitty standing in the hallway outside the room number Dr.Winston had given me.
A bit of relief escaped me when I saw Kit was alright, a few bruises and scrapes scattered her body, but she was alright. But... where was Pony? Was he okay? Was he...dead?
NO!.. death is no longer an option. I repeated to myself.
"We were coming back from the mall when a car cut us off going '60 down the highway. Pony freaked and swerved the car, so only the back of us hit them.... of course, the car is totaled, sorry Soda.." Kit explained, and by her expression I figured the car was her mustang I got her for her 16th birthday. But I didnt care about the car, I could fix that, Pony on the other hand was outside of my mechanic skills.
"Pony, wheres Pony??" I began to panic, until Kit pointed inside the room a few feet away.
There was Pony, lying in a bed hooked up to some machine, his body lined with cuts deeper than Kitty's.
"Pony!" I shouted as I pushed my was to him. Before I could even reach the door I felt a hand on my shoulder.
"Soda he's fine." I had never found Darry's words so comforting.

A little while later Ponys eyes began to open. Darry was right, Pony was fine...except for a mild concussion and a fractured wrist.
"Hey kid how you doin?" I asked.
Pony blinked. "Alright I guess....except for a headache and...AHHWW!! What did I do to my wrist?" Pony was confused by the hard blue cast that hid his wrist.
"Calm down drama queen its just fractured." Kitty explained.
Just then a high pitched voice began shouting from the doorway.. "PONY!!" I looked over and sure enough it was Brooke. "Pony, are you okay? What happened?"
"Im fine Brookie." Pony interrupted.
She planted a gentle kiss on pony's forehead. "I'm glad." she said.
"Alright well I need to get back to work." I started to head out the door, "Don't you kids scare me like that again, ya hear?" I glanced between pony an kit.
"Yeah, Yeah...Death is not an option." Pony said smiling.

Long Time No Post

I Know it's been a while, with workin and the baby stuff and weddings and all.
Kitty and Tibbs came back last week from their honeymoon. I assume they had a good time, im sure theyll post about it. Its weir though, being related to TwoBit. I guess now I can use the excuse that were related when people as me why I hang out with him XD

Anyways, you guys havent been updated on the baby yet... well ITS A GIRL!!!
Her name will be Dallas Skye Curtis and we will call her Skye. She is due in late september. Also I have godparents... drum-roll please =D............................... Kitty and TwoBit. Yeah I had to think long and hard about TwoBit possibly having to raise my kid, but i figured as long as Kittys around it couldnt be that bad...but if Kitty wasnt...well I may need to choose a second pair of godparents just to be on the safe side.
We just finished decorating Skye's room, well Katie did it, apparently I have no talent when it comes to painting and all that...we discovered this after doing our dining room... EPIC FAIL!
Someone else please have kids so Skyes influences wont all be from Dallas -.-

My Baby Girl

Blast From the Past

100th Post

Yesterday I went next door to see if there was anything I had accidentally left while moving. I walked in to what used to be my room to see Ponys stuff already in place...
"God Pony nice to know you wanted to get rid of me so bad." I said.
"Hey when you sleep in the same room with that guy (points to Darry) for then years, then we'll talk." He answered.

I was going through the boxes in the top of the closet when I came to one filled with old photo albums. I picked up the first one and opened it.
"Oh my god Pony...... you were a cute kid.....what happened?"
"Shut up." he swung at me but missed.
I flipped through some more pages, then more and more until Pony and I were sittin on the bed reminiscing about old photos.
"Remember this? We all went camping and you fell in the lake and a fish swam up your pants." I laughed.
"Maybe that's why I dont like fish?" Pony commented.
"What are you guys doing?" Darry appeared in the doorway.
"Lookin at old photos.." I said flipping the page.
"Ewww..its Kit's butt.." Pony covered a part on the picture with his hand.
"Ha ha, thats when TwoBit pantsed her at that halloween party. Damn, he was tryin to get in her pants since he was nine." I said.
"Oooh our first gang outing with Katie.. TwoBit stole my clothes and I had to chase him bare ass all around the campfire." I explained. "And here's when we went to California..."
"And the time TwoBit stole my towel and I walked into the living room naked with all you sitting there.."
"God Soda didnt your momma ever tell you to wear pants." Darry said.
Pony pointed to another picture.. "Thats when Dallas and Tibbs got arrested for harassing prostitutes who ended up being undercover cops." He almost peed himself laughing.
"Heres you proposing to Katie.." Darry pointed out.
"Soda...why are you wearing my underwear in this picture?" Pony asked.
"Remember? TwoBit stole all of mine. Ya know Pony, what I really wanna know is why you took this picture?"
He didnt say anything.
"Heres all the wedding pictures..." He said.
"Ahh I wanna go back to Disney World." He added once we found those pictures.
"Dimitri giving Kit a lap dance, haha, oh and katie and mines Bahama trip."
"Ahaha, Your naked in front of Britney Spears.." Pony laughed.
"First time babysitting Blaze, ha ha poor kid." Darry pointed to a pic of Blaze in a hot dog costume.
"Dals bachelor party...I ery much enjoyed that." I said.
"Of course you did Soda, youre half naked." Darry commented.
"Here's when we found Kit's camera and all those interesting pics of the girls.."
"Oh and when me and steve met Jeff Gordon."
We turned the front cover of the last album.
"I forgot Johnny and Jelly went out...thats just weird." Pony said.
Old memories are fun. And I look back on all the times our gang has spent together and I cant wait to make new memories. :)