Boy! Oh, Boy!

Sucking his thumb or picking his nose? You be the judge.

(Note: Melissa and I are having a boy. I could write an entire entry about how excited I am about it. I could tell you about the dozens of calls and texts I sent within minutes of finding out. I could mention that I immediately registered for the entire “Lil’ MVP” bedroom set (most of which Melissa has already and justifiably removed from the registry). I could also tell you that I’ve already started buying football themed onesies. I could talk about the smile that’s been on my face for two days. But I figure all that goes without saying. Instead, I figure I’ll let you inside my mind as we were finding out. The italics are my thoughts. The quotes are from the ultrasound tech. So without further ado…)

“First, I should ask… do you want to know?”

That’s a silly question. Of course I want to know. I’ve been counting down to this day since we made the appointment back in September. We just had to know.

“Ok, I’m going to put some warm gel on your belly.”

Whoa! Is that my baby? Why so… so… skeletal. It’s like I’m looking at Ghost Rider’s baby.

“A lot of people are surprised by the skeletal look of their baby. It’s normal at this stage.”

Is this lady in my mind? It’s so clear. This is amazing.

“There’s the baby’s face… nose, mouth, forehead…”

Come on, can’t we come back to the face? Let’s answer the big question first!

“Kidneys look good…”

Kidneys are good. We like kidneys. Look there are the hands, and fingers. I can see fingers, everyone of them! Holy cow, look at that spine. This is really truly amazing.

“Ok, let me measure the femur…”

Did I just see what I thought I saw. Was that a penis? Was it? I should ask. Wait, I don’t want to be the dad that says something and then she says, “that’s an arm”.

“Now we’re getting a bottom view of the baby. Here’s the butt…”

Is that it?!?!?

“…here are the legs…”

That’s got to be it.

“… and see that. You’re having a little boy”

I knew it… I KNEW IT. A BOY!!! WE’RE HAVING A BOY!!! MELI, WE’RE HAVING A BOY!!!

I think I need to sit down.