The End of the Beginning

Prince Charming finished his first semester!!! Last week was pretty busy with his studies, but this week has been nice with minimal late night studying (I think PC was just done with school) :-). Now it’s time for a much-deserved (and needed!) break. We leave this evening for a wonderful two weeks home with our families. I started to point out that PC is already 1/8 of the way to being a doctor, but that just seems depressing considering how long we have left. So I think I’ll stick to keeping track by the year. ;-)

I hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas!

Everything Blue!

In my last post I mentioned that we would soon learn if our baby is a boy or girl. Well, we’re having a boy! We had the ultrasound during my mom’s visit, so it was doubly exciting! I love getting ultrasounds (as I’m sure every other mom-to-be does); it’s just so neat to see life growing inside you, and watch him wiggle and move around. And it was amazing to be able to see the valves of his heart, his eyes, brain, fingers, and toes.

I was surprised at first when the ultrasound tech said we were having a boy because I felt that we were for sure having a girl (probably partly because I previously thought it would be fun to have a girl first). Now, I am SO grateful we’re having a boy! Having two considerably younger brothers, I know what to do with boys, and they’re pretty easy. When I was growing up I would have definitely been classified as a “tom-boy.” I much preferred playing GI Joes with my older brother over playing with dolls and the like (although I think I had a couple Barbie dolls), and I hated having my hair done and getting dressed up. I just don’t really know what to do with girls, and frankly, all of the princess stuff kind of drives me crazy. So I definitely think having a boy first is going to be easier for me.

It’s been fun starting to accumulate some of the bigger baby necessities! My mom brought their B∙O∙B stroller with her, which is still in great condition. I absolutely love the B∙O∙B! Also while she was here, we were randomly looking on craigslist for baby furniture (crib, dresser, and the like) and found a great deal on a crib (well, my mom found it for us – she is a craigslist guru). Thankfully we have plenty of storage space! Our second bedroom is currently occupied by PC’s weight set, but we’re looking forward to converting it to Baby’s room when the time gets closer.

Now we just can’t wait to meet him!