Sooner or later? I choose sooner!

The weekend is upon us and I, for one, am really excited because I am ready for the weekend to be here… I bet if there was a poll of everyone’s favorite day, Friday and Saturday would win by a landslide… Monday’s wouldn’t stand a chance! Kind of like what’s your favorite, oatmeal cookie or chocolate chip?! No brainer…

I am in a really good mood today…Why am I in such a good mood you wonder? One of the biggest reasons is because I got to thinking to myself! I thought “self, how in the world are we going to wait until December to find out what sex the baby will be?” Then I thought some more, as I tend to over-think a lot of things… and I wondered “how did we come up with the date of December anyway?” I am sure whenever Laura reads this she will look at me and say “I don’t know!” Anyway, I read on babycenter.com that you can actually find out the sex of your unborn child as early as 15 weeks! Yep, 15 weeks… but most likely it will be 18-20 weeks when we will find out.

The article on the website said:

"Finally, if you have an ultrasound this week, you may be able to find out whether your baby's a boy or a girl! (Don't be too disappointed if it remains a mystery, though. Nailing down your baby's sex depends on the clarity of the picture and on your baby's position. He or she may be modestly curled up or turned in such a way as to "hide the goods.")"

Yes, there is a possibility it may be hidden, but I would like the chance to see!!! Wouldn't you?! Why in the world are we waiting so long to find out…? I am sure a lot of you are parents out there, and thus have had a child before! Why didn’t you mention to me “you don’t have to wait that long?” Mean people. Mean, mean, mean. Bottom line, October will be one fun and exciting month!

So, to update you on what’s upcoming…

Well, next week, August 13^th @ 2pm, Laura and I have our second doctor’s visit when we will get the first picture of “Baby Skates!” Then not much to do, but wait…we will have to wait until the middle of October when we will finally find out is “Baby Skates” a girl or a boy?

Excitement abounds… stay tuned!

Dr. Scott!

No, I am not talking about Dr. Scott from "The Rocky Horror Picture Show," but about the doctor we saw today at the Kennestone Hospital today in Marietta.

Yes, in the last post I had mentioned that our first doctor's appointment is not until August 13th, but when do things ever go as planned? Well, honestly, I didn't lie because we still have our appointment on August 13th, but now we are assured to have an ultrasound!! Cool huh?

Now you ask, "What were you guys doing at the doctor?" Well, that is kind of complicated, but lets just say it all started with Laura having a dream about flying in a spaceship and her tummy hurting... (NOTE: We watched "Revenge of the Sith" before we went to bed...) well, how does that lead to going to the doctor??? Maternal worries... :) No, seriously, she started having cramps, for real, during the early morning and so we felt the only way to procure our sanity was to call and try to make an appointment with the doctor just to make sure the baby was alright!

Yes, we worry, so shoot us!

Anyway, stay tuned for pictures of, as Mandy now so sweetly calls it, "Baby Skates!"

In less than 2 weeks...

Okay, it is almost here, but at the same time so far away.

Laura’s first doctor’s appointment is in less than two weeks, on August 13^th. I am actually taking a ½ day off from work so we can go and find out how our baby is doing. I’m sure everything is fine, but this is where the “worry” sets in and I am afraid something is wrong. But, statistically, everything is great and there are no problems, right? I guess I need some reassurance. I mean, I, myself, have never gone through this before… I mean, yes, so many people in both our families have had healthy babies, but when it is actually you going through the process it is a little, I dunno scarier!

Sadly, we won’t know what the sex of the baby is until December! Can you believe we are all going to have to wait until December to know if it is a boy or a girl? “That’s madness”, as Phoebe from Friends used to say! (You have to insert her freaky arm movements to get the full effect!) In the meantime, I guess all we can do is wait! I cannot believe I am telling myself this… someone who has the patience of a one-year old!!! Oh well, I guess that is just the way it goes!

Eventually, we are going to go over to this place in Towne Lake (Woodstock) where they can do the 3D/4D baby pictures… you know taking the pictures of the baby in the womb that makes it look like clay… I remember when my sister was pregnant with Everett we had to go all the way over to Alpharetta and now it is basically right down the road. Oh how times change… Well, here’s to waiting for two weeks!

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!