The Polls are Closed

Well, I guess the polls are not technically closed, but it's kind of futile now to vote for a girl because...it's a boy! I know this news might disappoint the grandparents who don't have a girl grandbaby to spoil yet, but hey, I'm stoked as I think about the upcoming ballgames, the fishing trips, the donut outings, and the wrestling matches that'll happen once he can climb up the couches and jump off to deliver the body slam. I'm thinking already about how I'll train him on his balance, poking him on the shoulders as he begins to walk at 12 months. Only by stumbling will he champion his equilibrium and prove to be The Rock that I know my boy will be. Yes, this is great news. Sarah is excited too because she thinks that by having a boy maybe I'll release all of my rough housing energy on the offspring instead of her. We'll see how that works out.

I got to the OB's office a little late today. I got away from the hospital a little later than expected and started driving home on snowy roads to the OB office. It's kind of funny how all of Ohio hits the panic button with just a couple of inches of snow and starts to shut down. The OB's office even called Sarah to let her know that they were moving her appointment up an hour to 2:00 or else they would have to postpone her visit until next week because the roads were so bad. Good grief. I wish the city council could move to Utah, or Michigan, or Minnesota where people experience "feet" of snow before schools and cities shut down. It's kind of annoying actually. But anyway, I arrived after the OB had already started his evaluation. I got there after they had used the ultrasound to rule out any cleft lips or palates, increased nuchal rigidity (a sign of Down Syndrome), or extra digits. I DID get there in time to see the baby's beautiful cerebrum, aortic arch, and the extra little extension coming off between the two legs. Yeah.

Somehow everyone thinks Jimmy LeRoy is a joke. I personally think it's quite noble to name your child after his two grandfathers. And the name kind of rolls off the tongue. We'll have to see if we can get a few more pollsters to come away in favor of it. I think our plan will be for me to have one vote, Sarah to have another, and give the last vote to the public. Come on, I'm trusting you guys.