More due date myths

The calls are pouring in. Everyone expects something to happen soon. While we wait I think I should expound on an earlier post about the due date myth. I found out that there are really two due dates. One due date is based on the ultrasound results while the other is based on the date of the last menstrual cycle. I think that due date in general refers to the date determined by the last menstrual cycle (don't quote me on that).

The due date of November 20 was based on the last menstrual cycle. But based on the ultrasound the due date was the 23rd. So depending on what you chose to use, Nicholas is either 2 or 5 days past the due date.

Which leads me back to my earlier conclusion that due dates are useless, unless of course the baby actually comes on that date. In fact, only five per cent of babies actually come on the due date.

Reaction to knowing it is a boy

Funny story: Nikki dreamt the night before the ultrasound that upon being told it was a boy, I started to do the tootsie roll and proceeded to tell everyone within earshot that we were having a boy.

Then, a salesman we ran into a few days ago also had this to say when he asked what we were expecting “wow!" when a man gets a boy it's like the best thing in the world. The guy won't say that to his wife, since he doesn’t want her to feel bad, but every man wants a boy to carry on his name”.

And my father in law is over the moon about this as well. Angeline is ecstatic though she would clearly prefer a girl. And Nikki is just happy that I will be in charge of haircuts and bathroom runs :)

So how do I feel? Well as far as I know there are ten fingers and ten toes. The baby is healthy and that means I am happy. With so many things that can go wrong with a pregnancy (for example, the doctor recommended that she not go bowling, (no, no……… real bowling as in bowling in a bowling alley with balls and pins……. No not those balls! Ahhh you know what I am saying :) ) Anyway like I was trying to say, so many things can wrong that I am just thankful that everything seems to be going right. So whether it is a boy or a girl I am happy.

That being said: I am having a boy. Boy Boy Boy!

PS: Need to get him a Manchester United jersey so I can take him out to play soccer and warn him of the evil Arsenal aunts (Dayan) and uncles (Millan). He he he

I am having a BOY!!

This blog is long over due. Ever since my wife and I found out that we are pregnant I thought about writing a blog to talk about the process along the way. And now we are 6 months into the pregnancy and I am just getting to put the blog together. I will however dig into my memory bank and write about things I can remember in upcoming posts. So to start here is the short version: my wife Nikki and I are expecting in November and we have found out last Wednesday that it is a boy!! I think that this is where I should begin.

Last Wednesday, we had the ultrasound that would tell us what the sex of our baby is. This is the second such visit we had. At the last one a month prior the tech told us confidently “it is a girl!” After taking some more measurements, she left the room and came back to say, now I am only 60% sure it is a girl! Now that was useless info as we went in there with a 50-50 chance to begin with. And so the visit last Wednesday was necessary.

I got there a bit late but no worries as the doctor’s office was crowded and we still had to wait. Anyway it was our turn and my wife and I went into the room where the same tech from the last time would be administering the exam again. Well my wife got ready and climbed on the bed thingy (yes, that is a word!) and the tech went to work. Then, a bit hesitantly said “well I believe it is a boy, yup I am almost certain it is. Yes definitely a boy”

My wife who had picked up that it was a boy long before this tech did promptly said “yea there is the scrotum sack” to which the tech agreed. Of course I am nodding in agreement refusing to let anyone know that I could not make out a darn thing. Anyway we got a second opinion as another tech came in and assured us what my wife knew in a matter of minutes. And so there it is I am going to be a dad for the second time. But, my wife is giving me my son!!