HalfMex

We’ve made it to week number 33 out of a possible 40+ week pregnancy. To celebrate, we sprung for a 4D ultrasound of the baby since it wasn’t covered by our insurance. It was worth it, even though the baby wouldn’t fully cooperate. It (that’s its name for now since we aren’t finding out what we’re having) kept its hands and feet in front of its face nearly the entire time. When the baby was blocking our view, its face was smushed up against the uterus which gave us a picture similar to when you try and photocopy your own face. I uploaded the ultrasound photos to my Flickr account, so either click on the image above our click on the Flickr links in the right column.

Eric and I have started our Lamaze class. I thought it would be a two-week process, but it turns out it’s six-weeks. The first night we were asked to introduce ourselves and tell everyone why we were there. As couples took the floor I quickly realized that I was the only one interested in finding out what medication options I had. Everyone else was putting on a brave face and saying they wanted to have their babies naturally. I should of taken a poll and found out if their minds had been changed after watching the birthing video and finding out that the average first time mother is in labor for sixteen hours!!

Yesterday I learned a good friend of mine pass away. While this comes as a shock, it’s also a relief to know he won’t be in any more pain. Cancer hit him pretty hard a number of years ago and he never did fully recover from it. The Mexican blood in him kept his spirit and his will strong.

When I was a kid, he helped me into serving the church. As a deacon for our parish, he asked me when I would be signing up to be an alter-boy… not if I wanted to. A few masses down the road and a few thousand trips up and down the aisle, he gave me (and my friend, Freddy) a job as a sacristan, preparing the church before each mass.

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