Les Jones

Home Life > It's a Girl! Probably...

Had the 20 week ultrasound today, and the ultrastenographer says it's a girl. I say probably in the headline because people keep telling us stories of the 20 week ultrasound being wrong.

When people asked Melissa what she wanted, she said a monkey. Me, I wanted an over-and-under shotgun. I'm not sure why all these people were suddenly interested in our desires. Oh, but baby-wise we're glad to have a healthy baby of either sex.

Now that we probably know the gender we have to pick a name. Our friend Tony said if it's a boy we should name it Thundaar. Since it's a girl I guess we'll call it Thundaara. Unless, you know, we somehow think of a better name. (I'm still holding out for the next ultrasound in four weeks before I get serious about name-pickin'. I had Cash picked out as a name for a boy, in deference to my maternal grandmother's maiden name, Fannie McCash.)

PS Watching the Friends finale right now. Chandler and Monica's surrogate mother/adoption mother (I haven't watched the show for a while so I'm a little unclear) just had surprise twins. After going through the parenting process circa 2004 I don't find it believable that anyone wouldn't know they were having twins. Ultrasounds have relegated that storyline to Nick at Night re-runs.