Jason told me to update my blog. I don't have anything much to say. I'm reading Leadership. Guiliani has a conversational style of writing which holds my attention but it doesn't call to me when I'm not reading it.

Only 8 days until we find out if we will have a son or a daughter joining the family. That's pretty big. In fact, that will be the turning point in the pregnancy and life in general. I don't understand why people wait to find out what they are having. This baby is already a part of our family and I want "it" to have an identity. People say that they want to be surprised. I will be! I just don't have to wait as long. I think it will be more exciting for us to find out early because the baby's gender is all we will be focusing on when we find out. There won't be any labor going on at the same time, tired and in pain. We will have 4 long months on which to meditate and enjoy the baby's position in our family before we even get to delivery. We can get a nursery ready. We can spend lots of time deciding on the right name. Others can celebrate with us (with presents). On a slightly less positive note, we can adjust to the idea of a another girl. We have our hearts set on a boy. If I find out we are having a girl, I'm confident I will fall in love with her, but I may need an afternoon to get over the initial disappointment. Who wants to be disappointed at the baby's birth? When I first hold him/her, I don't want to be meeting him/her for the first time. I want to already know and be in love with him/her. Knowing what we we are having ahead of time will make all the difference for me. I can hardly wait. Fortunately, we've got some stuff going on in the meantime to keep me somewhat occupied, like a cardinals game with awesome seats. (Thanks, Rich.)