2nd Trimester Already

Well, the baby's been baking in the oven for 13 weeks so far. We were able to hear it's heartbeat last week @ 140bpm. In hearing this some people want to say they can predict our baby's gender from an "Old Wives' Tale". Like I told my mom, there's a reason the New Wives' (or in my case Husbands/Spouses) don't follow this "Tale" anymore, because science has proven that all of these methods have around a 50% chance of being true. Therefore, I would like to say that I will be holding off on any predictions until I "see" the evidence in another 7 weeks or so.

Since it is already the 2nd trimester, we are becoming more serious about the house search. I am becoming a little obsessed about where little Ben/Sam will end up playing and going to school ( I know it's far away, but I doubt we'll move again before he/she starts). This is comes from my complex where I want everything to be perfect for our child. Although, I am slowly starting to realize that "perfection" is relative. The good news is, we are definitely finding some promising houses in the Hartselle/Priceville area. I had been nervous about moving this far in the past, but after driving to Hartselle one afternoon in 5:00 traffic, it helped me realize that it only takes a max of 30 minutes to get there. Plus, we need a little separation from the Madison area and find a place less crowded.

Also, lately I've been on a kick of trying to find music I want to perform for the baby on guitar/keyboard. That's right, a couple of days ago I even broke out the keyboard which has been locked up for months now. For now, I am just trying to find certain songs to play and record sometime soon so that our baby can listen to it when I'm not around. Last night, I had this song in mind and tacked it on the list. Although, this song is about relationships I though of it as a lullaby with some minimal lyric changes:

Sleep, Don't Weep by: Damien Rice



Other than that, I'm about to start back in grad school this Fall. I'm planning on taking two classes in preparation for the baby. Because even though there's not a rush to finish, after the baby's born I'm not sure how much I can take. If you want more info on the baby, or it's mommy (Stephanie), check out her blog here. She has a much more mature blog that will tell you more of the stuff she has to go through during the process (sorry honey).



Keep in touch,
Patrick