What A Girl Does On the Day She is Going to Find Out the Gender of Her Baby

10:45pm(the night before)-6:20am: sleep fitfully and have lots of dreams about the appointment going badly, being cancelled, changing buildings, or being cancelled altogether.

6:30am: Get out of bed uncharistically early and go to the bathroom. See ipod on counter. Listen to songs to distract yourself, dance around.

6:45am: Wake up husband by staring at him.

6:47am: Get out computer to keep distracted, roll eyes at yourself for being such a wreck for no good reason.

7:15am: Husband leaves for work early hoping he will get off early as well. Get caught up in a friend of a friend of a friend's blog.

8:30am: Find out your plan for the morning up until the appointment has been cancelled. Be slightly relieved cause you're really into this blog. Receive thoughtful, caring texts from friend and family conveying excitement and prayers..

8:51am: Receive email from husband saying, "can we get this shirt for our kid?" Smile at husband's participation in the excitement for the day.

9:22am: Promise yourself you will get up and into the shower by 10. Wonder, once more, if it's a boy or girl.