"Its a boy"

Two wonderful crew mates went for an ultrasound yesterday and found out that their new crew member will be a boy.
I'm very excited for the two of them, mind you, if their new crew mate was going to be a girl, I'd be just as excited.

Finding out the gender of your newest crew member is an interesting thing - I wonder why we want to know so badly. Is it a way to "get closer" to the baby? Is it so that we can create a life plan for this new little one?

There is something romantic about finding out about the gender of the baby the day that he/she is born, but maybe its just because I'm to impatient to wait 9 months to find out as much as I can about the little person who is coming into the world that I couldn't wait.

If I have the chance to go though this all again, I think I'll want to find out the gender before the baby is born. Its exciting to be able to say "hey the little person I am making is going to be a _______".

I love babies. They hold such promise and such a wonderful sense of the world. I love seeing the world in a new way through my little first mate's eyes. I can't wait for all of the memories we will make in the future, but even just the day to day events - it really is a gift to have a child.