One question you immediately hear as an expecting Father is, "so what are you hoping for?"
I don't know - a human? Preferably one that's not Asian, cause that would raise my suspicion.
Of course, every father ultimately gives it the, "gimme' ten fingers and ten toes, and I'll be happy" response. Who cares if it's a boy or a girl? I'm not running a farm and I'm not looking for future dowry. Personally, I'm satisfied with whatever God's decision is. Who the hell am I to start squibbling over, "well, blue eyes would be nice, and maybe big hands would be useful..."
Nontheless, everyone finds enough old wive's tales to regale us with about how we can know the gender of our future baby. It's almost gotten comical how many predictions we've received over the last few months, and best of all, they all split down the line 50 / 50.
I've always figured my first would be a girl, but that's not because I want one. "Breathing" is my only real wish.
My father-in-law has stated it'll be a boy, because (as I know of it) the pregnancy started with a painful apendectamy. As he puts it, "the baby's a boxer - he's already kicking and puching down there."
My mom says it should be a girl (not that evidence leads to this probability), and so that alone means fate will give us a daughter.
My mother in law says the baby is sitting low, which leads her to beleive it'll be a boy.
A friend of ours says it's actually sitting high, and that Anna is having way too good of a time being pregnant, leading her to beleive it's a girl.
I may be leaving a few predictions out. I'm respectful about hearing old wisdom, but personally I'll just wait for the sonogram to let good ole' science answer this 20-week question.
Also, I've started a new site called StraightSpin.com. The idea is to create a place to write about current events, or rather miscellaneous crap inspired by current events, and move away from a site "all about George Kovats". I mean, let's face it - there's little question about what this site is for. I could trip over political conjecture and topical philosophy for only so long before you get back to the fact this is all about me. And I'm not good about being self-centered. Seriously. Just ask me sometime, and see what I say about myself.
So, the new site is basically a forum for everything I do here, but with free run on poking fun at all things (without constricintg to all things "Kovats"). Some of you may remember the lark of "www.coffeeclotch.com", which is still up actually. The ill fate of Coffee Clotch was brought on by a clumbsy interface and lack of initial support. The new site will just be my new blog. No lofty goals, just a place where I'll blog more regularly.
For now, I'll keep to writing about me. Because although I'm not self-centered (again, just ask me and I'll prove that I'm not), people want to know what's going on with me several states away.
It's sort of a weird thing, and almost sad, that we're reduced to "blogs" for friendly communications. If I had my way, a drunken barbeque would be more the format, but for now, it's something to read at work I guess.
One question you immediately hear as an expecting Father is, "so what are you hoping for?"