First off, I want to make one thing clear about this entry. The reason the mood is listed as "depressed and lonely" is because my Mom left for home this morning and Rob's at jury duty. I'm always so happy when my Mom is out here. It's so much fun being around here and it's so nice to have someone around when Rob's at work. But she's probably landing in Milwaukee about now and Rob's at jury duty so I can't even call him. The mood listed above has nothing to do with the rest of this entry.

That being said... yesterday was my 20 week ultrasound. Notice something different around here? Like the color of the bunny ticker on my front page or the color of the baby ticker above this entry? That's right, it looks like we're having a boy. While the Accu-Gen (Baby Gender Mentor) DNA test said it's a girl, the doctor yesterday said he thought it was a boy. While he's not sure enough for us to try and exchange as much of the girl stuff as we can, he did say he's about 90% sure it's a boy. The baby was in a bad position for gender determination, on its side with legs closed in the fetal position. But he swore he saw a penis. Rob and I discussed names last night and if it is indeed a boy, he'll be named Gabriel. On the off chance it is a girl, we'll be sticking with Kaylea. Wow. Didn't see that one coming. I was so sure (and so was my Mom and Rob) that it was a girl. If it is a boy, then that DNA test is a scam because we did everything right - and had a nurse help as well!

The ultrasound itself went very well. The doctor said that pretty much everything looked like it was in good shape and that our baby is healthy. That made me extremely happy. On the baby boards I'm on I see women miscarrying and having birth defect problems with their babies a lot. Knowing that our baby looks good and is in great health makes me so relieved. I have a follow up ultrasound appointment on November 1. He wants to double check the heart (it looked good, but he didn't get the view he wanted to) and the gender. We should know 100% then if it is a boy.

After the appointment the three of us (Rob who got the afternoon off of work, my Mom, and myself) headed back to the apartment. We chilled out for a bit and then headed out to La Fondue for dinner to celebrate the fact that we're having a healthy baby. I love that restaurant (it's my favorite) and will dearly miss it when we move.

This morning my Mom left around 9am. Her limo picked her up to take her to the airport. From the moment she left, I was in a funk. I cried a bit and then went back to sleep for a few hours. I always get so lonely when I'm used to having her around and then she leaves. It sucks. It especially sucks since I can't call Rob since he got called into Jury Duty today. *sigh* Can we just fast forward thing to Christmas when my Mom is back out here please?

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Been there, done that. Just thought the fact that the quiz even pegged me as the type to get a JD was interesting.

You Should Get a JD (Juris Doctor)

You're logical, driven, and ruthless. You'd make a mighty fine lawyer.

What Advanced Degree Should You Get?