Soon we will know

We should find out the sex of our new mini-human creature on Oct. 10.

Stay tuned to find out with us.

Which means...stop asking us until then. Then you can ask us and we will tell you, then you will know and not have to ask any more. Get it? Good.

Ouch....

So it's official now...

I think I am becoming a real father now. Jen found a grey hair on my head the other day. It is only just one, but it seems the stress of having a kid is starting to get to me. I know this is only the begining...it only get worse from here on out right? I mean the kid is not even born yet, and I am getting grey hairs (or, hair rather). It's all down here from here.

Ahhh....what is it?

That right folks! Our first ultrasounds of the new baby are now up for your consumption. As far as we know it could be some sort of alien or a strange new monkey robot hybrid at this stage. Yes it could be a monkibot, but more than likely it is just our new little one (of the non-robot variety) in its (him or her unknown as of yet) not so cute stage.



Take a gander...

At this point the head is clearly visible, as are the arms (nubs), and torso. Crazy huh?

'Lost in Translation' or 'Some Kind of Crazy'?

There is some strange advice for pregnant women out there, and most of is seems to come from the people my mother talk to! Now, granted, most of these came from my mother's masseuse, who I have never met but I hesitate to follow any advice that is directly contradicted by other literature or just seem ridiculous even without direct contradiction.

No peaches or plums - I can understand why some foods are definitely out: sushi, raw eggs, and cold cuts for bacterial stuff; certain types of fish for mercury content... but come on! Peaches in summer are the best thing ever! Especially ones fresh from the farmer's market...mmmm...

No hammering nails - I don't understand this one at all...maybe the shock waves will reach the baby somehow?

No squatting - I wonder how the human race has lasted this long if this one is true...

I'm sure that this is just the beginning since this is only advice from people I 'know'. What other crazy pregnancy advice is out there? How much more can I expect once I really start to 'show'?

Due Date

As for Jen's due date....

we are expecting the new little ones arrival around the first week of march (March 3, 2007 to be exact).

Premonitions of things to come

So how does something like this happen? The pregnancy, I mean.
I won't elaborate about the birds and the bees, but it gets me thinking. Could we have foreseen this whole baby thing? Perhaps, perhaps....

Exhibit A:
Recently ( I mean before finding out about the aforementioned baby ) , Jen and I got a "family" pass to the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Hmmm... Little did we know that this "family" pass would come to take on a whole new meaning.

Exhibit B:
While on a family vacation to Scandinavia...Again before finding out about the little one...We took some fun photos of some of the silly (well as silly as those Scandinavians can be) signs we found along the way. Here once again they foreshadow the little ones' arrival.

Rostok, Germany

Oh and wait here's another....

Tallin, Estonia

Verdict:
Inexplicable! How does stuff like this happen? Maybe there is some sort of baby voodoo that happens to our subconscious...and then BAM! We get a new little monkey...I mean, baby...in our lives. Pretty crazy stuff.