what happens in vegas...

mark and i waited almost an hour and a half for the ultrasound before we were finally ushered into the dimly lit room and belly-gunked up.  in no time were seeing the little heart beat for the first time.  we've all seen ultrasound pics before and so i wasn't feeling too emotional until that little baby stretched out her arms and legs and arched her back and i - usually the model of composure - couldn't help the gasp that escaped me as  i watched our little frankenstein come to life!  mark of course was bawling like a baby and between inconsolable sobs managed to say, "that's pretty cool".  i think we could have watched that little gremlin kick her legs and slam high fives for hours but mark had to get back to work.

so the technician took measurements and consulted charts and pretty much confirmed what i had suspected all along, that this little devil was conceived on halloween in vegas.  thus she (he) shall be henceforth referred to as baby vegas.  according to her size, vegas is scheduled to make her global debut on july 23rd, 2010.  let the predictions begin!  i'll be posting a baby pool on this space quite shortly.

mum's the word . . . literally.

good lord love a duck, i'm pregnant. nobody was more surprised than i when i first saw that little plus sign on the test, and sure enough - six tests later - i was still pregnant. mark, of course, was thrilled to the gills and after shaking my hand with a congratulatory slap on the back and offering such sentiments as "good for you!" he proceeded to intensely study the pregnancy tests with the seeming sole purpose of finding a loop-hole.

nothing could contain mark's excitement, and he wanted to share our news with everyone straight away but i - being the more calm and rational of us both - insisted on waiting for visual confirmation before publicly declaring our successful spawning. nonetheless, mark's cup runneth over and he couldn't help but tell a small circle of close friends and family, and everyone at work, the guy at the movie store, and anyone he came into physical contact with. thus, though most of you are already aware of our good news, let this suffice as our official announcement.

check back for updates, photos, betting pools, and other info (if you're so inclined) and i'll do my best to keep interested parties entertained. all joking aside, this little monster is pretty much the best thing that has ever happened to us, and we can't wait to meet her. him. them?

either way, today is the first ultrasound and i guess we'll know numbers pretty quick!