How is it already October?

I can't believe it's already October 1st! As I get older, time seems to go by so much faster, and I seem to get less done in the time that I do have. Anyway, we have reached 23 weeks as of today, and everything is going fine. We have settled on names finally... and both of them have the same intitials as Edgar (EJV), so we have taken to calling the baby EJ. We've told our families and some friends our names, but I'm going to refrain from posting them here so that there is still a little element of surprise once he/she arrives! Little EJ has so far been very kind to me, and has only been doing some serious rolling around in there, no vicious kicks or jabs yet! I'm waiting for the day when Edgar feels it for the first time... I think it's going to be a very special moment for us.

I've done alot of thinking recently about my expectations for labor/delivery. I'm very much a realist and I know that things rarely go the way that I plan them, so I'm really trying to go with the flow and listen to the recommendations from my doctor. But one thing I am very serious about sticking to is this: Labor is NOT a spectator sport! I love all of you very much, but if you think you are going to come up to the hospital to visit while I'm in labor, you are sadly mistaken!!! Both sets of parents are going to get a phone call when we are on our way to the hospital, and then they can decide if they want to come up and sit in the waiting room, or wait at home until Edgar can call and tell them the baby is here. Other family, friends and coworkers are going to get a call from either Edgar or one of our sisters once EJ has happily made an appearance. Other than that, I have no rules for this experience, because I know that everything else is really out of my control and once I say one thing, Murphy's Law will be there to force the opposite! Ha!

As you can tell, I still haven't figured out how to post a picture, but I dressed up a little today, so maybe I'll have Edgar take a picture tonight and post it. Oh, and to the lady at Carter's that thinks we're having a girl because I'm "round all over"... FYI, I was round all over long before I had a baby to blame it on! (Actually, she was a very sweet lady, but honestly, when is it okay to say something like that? In my opinion, NEVER!)

-Tracey