It's ALMOST like having a baby

When I was expecting both my babies, I was among the increasingly rare "I don't want to find out what we're having" group. In fact, during that time, I didn't know anyone else who opted not to find out the gender of their child before the birth (or at least try to find out. And sometimes they were told one thing but got the other. Ooops!)

Your mileage may vary, but I figured I didn't have that many more happy surprises ahead of me in life, and it just seemed like delaying finding out that tidbit of information would generate a level of anticipation and excitement for me that is elusive and hard to come by. I wanted that excitement all at once at the end.

That said, if there were an ultra sound place that would tell me where Doc is going to match for his Transitional Year and Residency, I'd have camped out on the doorstep of the office to be first in line.

This waiting thing is KILLING me!

To be fair, pregnancy lasts just 40 weeks. Medical school has lasted four years. And though here we are, winding up for the home stretch, it feels like that last month of pregnancy feels...where the being pregnant part is getting old, and you'd really like to move on to the being a parent part of the process.

Next week, on the 18th at 10:00 a.m. in fact, Doc will be handed an envelope which will finally reveal all, and that moment will change all our lives forever. See...it's almost like having a baby...via scheduled c-section! So in just over 200 hours, the waiting will be over.

I should try to adopt that same "I don't know, I don't want to know, and I'm fine with not knowing" attitude I came by so naturally back when I was expecting. After all, this is potentially the quiet before the storm. Right now, I can't really make any plans. I don't know if I'm going to have to kick it into high-gear and prepare for one move, or two moves, or if I'll just be staying put here for the next five years, in which case you can bank on me making some fun summer plans.

I'll certainly keep you posted.

Grateful for:
1) The unlikelihood of Doc not matching (despite his anxiety about this possibility)
2) Knowing that whatever happens, things always work out after all. And besides, my motto is now Come what may and love it.
3) That my blog will go with me wherever I go. Or don't go.
4) That even though my laptop broke a few weeks ago (hence the reduced blogging time lately), at least the information on it can be recovered...and now I have to get a new computer! (just as soon as I get some more money).
5) Spring is almost here. Yay!!!
6) I made these "Just for Fun" cupcakes yesterday and had a good time giving them away to people:

Click picture to enlarge. Which is your favorite?