It's like Christmas, only much, much better!

Right now I can't help but feel extremely excited! We have finally learned that we are having a little boy. I am not really sure why, but knowing the sex of the baby has made it seem more real to me. I was excited before, knowing that we were pregnant, but now, I am much, much more excited. It's like Christmas is coming, in like 4 months, and I already know what I am going to get. I can't wait. Now we can finally pick out colors for the babies room and start buying stuff for the baby. A while back we went to Babies R Us and I have to admit I got a little overwhelmed. The fact that we were in there for over 2 hours didn't help. I mean Annalise won't even let me stay in an Electronic store for over an hour. This is also our first baby so we have absolutely nothing to begin with. And walking through the store, looking at everything you can get (not all of it is needed, I know) but looking at all of the options and realizing how much that you do need started to overwhelm me. So Annalise let me use the register gun to try to keep my interest peeked and maintain a participation from me. But if any of you know how I like to shop I like to compare products and make sure I am getting what I want for the best price. I like to print out or write down features, look at buyers comments, research the heck out of what I am going to buy. Annalise knows this and many times won't have anything to do with me when I am making purchases, (remember the TV honey?, or the entertainment center?) Good times for sure. Anyways, there was no way that I was going to be able to do all of that with the amount of things that we need, and truth be told I couldn't see the difference between a lot of the products either, so how do I choose? That and when I started to realize how much all of this was going to cost us I have to say I lost my appetite, and that almost never happens.

Then came yesterday. What a great day. I am working mids shift still and try to get my sleep in during the day. I say try because a lot of times it doesn't happen. I end up starting projects, or at this time of year can't help but watch the basketball games. Then my wife comes home from work and I want to spend time with her so I end up getting like 3 or 4 hours sleep before going to work. Yesterday I have to be honest, I was a little excited, ok, a lot excited. I love basketball and there were so many options of games to watch, and ok, I have to say, I couldn't help but keep thinking that in a couple of hours we had a doctors appointment that would change our life. I won't give you a play by play of my day, but I will tell you about the best part of it. Standing in a darkened room, holding my wife's hand as she lay on a bed. Both of us staring at a monitor showing an absolute miracle on the screen. My little boy as he stretched and rolled around. Covering his face with his hands, and denying us the privilege of seeing that he was a boy for like 45 mins. Stubborn little guy already. As I watched him open his mouth I couldn't help but add up the days until I could meet him. Hold him close and tell him how much I love him. That I will do anything and everything I can for him. He has yet to even take a breath of air, to open his eyes to the wonders of the world, to simply learn how to hold a bottle, yet already he holds my heart.

We have tried for awhile now to get pregnant and are so blessed that we finally are. And I say we because with the sympathy weight that I am gaining I am sure that we both look pregnant. It's weird but I think I have had more food cravings lately than she has. Anyways, we are so excited to be able to have the chance to be parents and raise more than just puppies. Don't worry Tobey and Baxter, we still love you. We also love all of the family members that have shown us support and encouragement. A many thanks to all of you. I am sure its a wild ride ahead, but we look forward to it all. Especially our Christmas in July!