Obligatory

Maryanne was pestering me, wondering why I never post about the baby. I replied that if she was so concerned about it, then she could post about the baby in her blog. She didn't like that so much.

Anyhow, I believe I've mentioned something here in the past about our impending parenthood, if not exactly explicitly. So now, lest Maryanne start haranguing me again, I'm here to produce an official baby post. Yes, Maryanne is pregnant with our first child, due in the middle of January. It's a girl, and our top choices for names are Adelia Mae and Sarah Elizabeth. I'm more fond of the former, while Maryanne's first choice is the latter. Her reason is that while she likes the nickname Addie, she doesn't so much like the sound of Addie Anschutz. I think that's a pretty silly reason.

Preparations are thus underway for the new addition to our family. So far we have acquired a stroller, car seat, crib, and a few other sundries, but we are far from having everything we need. We've registered at Target and at Burlington Coat Factory. I think Maryanne's going to end up with at least two showers, which is fine by me.

Mood: Snarky
Music: Uriah Heep: "Gypsy"