Bring Out the Marching Bands...

...Its halftime. Yep, we have just passed 20 weeks. Well, actually halfway is 21 weeks (due to the actual gestation time), but we aren't really worried about that. Rebecca and the baby are doing well. As you all know from my previous couple of posts, the baby is a girl. We are both excited about that. Like I have already told several people, I believe that is a good thing--the probability of me being peed on when changing diapers goes way down.

Well, here is the scoop. The baby was "perfect" according to the technician. Also, I believe she used the words "precious" and "beautiful", but maybe I am biased. Our little girl was measuring right on schedule, looked healthy and weighed a whopping 14 oz or 0.875 lbs. Now, I'm not sure how accurate this weight is, but it is definitely reassuring that the baby is progressing well.

Rebecca is doing well. She is feeling much better. She has a lot of energy again, except when it comes to walking up hills--I don't know, she may be faking.

Anyway, Rebecca is starting to pop out some--its all good except that every now and then Hardy will make some rude comment about her. Like yesterday, we were all sitting around and Hardy says to me "ruff", and I'm all like---"Hardy, she is not a competitive eating contender." Or like the day before that, Hardy says, "ruff" and I had to scold him because as I told him--it is not nice to make beeping noises when Rebecca backs up. Anyway, I think Hardy has learned his lesson.

All kidding aside, i think Rebecca looks absolutely great, judge for yourself:

Pictoral Evidence...

Fresh off the presses--here are pictures of our little girl from our ultrasound this morning. I will probably post another one or two later.

Here is the classic profile:



Here is our little girl rockin' out (notice the cool hand gesture):



That's awesome!!!

News Flash...

This is a very quick update. Pretty much anyone who reads this already knows, but I'll post it anyway. We're having a little girl. Yep, she is already gorgeous (must take after her mom). Anyway, I gotta run...I gotta run by the store and buy a few things--rope, shovel....you know for when the boys start coming around :)

Just an Update...

Hi all,

I haven't written lately because, well, because nothing exciting has been going on. Don't get me wrong, life has been pretty good and Rebecca is healthy and doing well (more on that in a second), but there have not been any "breakthrough" stories or anything that has made me laugh or ponder. Then again, do I really ponder? That is probably a question better left for later...although I am intrigued by my own question. I know that I talk to myself--is that pondering--well, maybe.

On Tuesday we went for another doctor's appointment. Everything was good. The baby was active, trying desparately to avoid the mighty Doppler. Finally we snagged him/her down--the heartbeat was in the upper 150's, so everything looks good. Rebecca is healthy and is steadily gaining the appropriate amount of weight. We received our paperwork for our 20-week ultrasound (US), which is in exactly two weeks from now. In that US, they will thoroughly check out the heart and the other organs--very important and then they will tell us the gender if they can tell.

Rebecca and I are excited to find out the gender, but more importantly we are very excited to take a look at those organs. That was said is somewhat of a sarcastic tone, but you couldn't tell that b/c you are reading and not listening to me. Well, try to read it in my voice, but when you get to that part about..."but more importantly...", add some sarcasm. All kidding aside, shouldn't we be more interested in these vastly complicated organs versus whether or not we can see a 'wee-wee'. Its amazing that the gender is what we as prospective parents focus on. That is only a few moments of the entire US. The doctors/technicians are busily examining every nook and cranny of the baby's brain, all four chambers of the heart, the kidneys, the bone structure, etc. and we are just sitting there the whole time grinning wondering if our boy is going to pitch in the majors or whether my little girl will grow up to be president. Kinda funny I think. All that being said, I'm am really excited to find out the gender!!! To quote my good friend Luke, "I'm excited about all of the excitement".

Ok, without further adieu, here are some gratuitous shots of Rebecca (and her belly) at 18 weeks. Enjoy.

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p.s. If anyone wants to see pics of my 18-wk belly (or any other week), please send your written requests and a check or money order for $9.95 to:

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Amazing Belly Pictures

c/o Jeff or Truffle

123 LongWinding Road

White Plains, NY 10603

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All proceeds go to the Truffle college fund*.

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*By all proceeds, Jeff means that a portion of the proceeds will go to the Truffle college fund. By a portion, Jeff means that about 1 dollar out of every 10 will go to the Truffle college fund. The other 8.95 will go operational costs. By operational costs, Jeff means taking Rebecca out on some pretty sweet dates.