News: Holy crap, it's a boy!

Yep, the balance of power is shifting at Life at the condo, a boy is on the way. It's a good thing my female powers are at an all-time high - what with the growing a human and all - so that I can fight the evil forces of testosterone. Well, evil might be too harsh a word but you know what I'm saying. How can I bring another member of the patriarchy into the world? What will we have in common? How will I import to my son the necessity of helping a woman do dishes on a regular basis, nay even doing the dishes himself? Will I be able to convince him that ice skating is a cool sport, way better than that ridiculous curling?

The best thing is that I can fill his mind with all sorts of things like:

1. Always buy your own fries. Don't assume people, particularly your mom, will want to share them with you.
2. When running your own business, the smart and talented women you hire must receive equal or higher pay than the smart and talented men you bring on board.
3. Fox News is the antithesis of fair and balanced.
4. The theory of evolution is way more factual than the bible. And creationism must never be confused with real science. (I'll introduce you to the FSM when you start asking questions.)
5. Don't eat tofu jerky. Either commit to your vegan/vegetarian self or eat real meat.
6. Be earth-friendly. Mother Nature is pretty pissed off with us right now.
7. Save for retirement or get a government job. (Those folks have a much better retirement plan. Go figure.)
8. Universal health care makes more sense than the whacked system we currently have.
9. It's probably a good thing to know how to fish 'cuz of that one saying: "Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime."
   
10. When completing writing assignments for school, especially if you have a woman teacher or professor and you get the sense she might be a feminist, use the feminine pronoun to earn extra brownie points.

On another note, ultrasounds are weird. The guy spent a good hour running a wand over my belly as he looked for and identified the various parts of the Resident Alien. The easiest items to spot were the spine (which looks like a fossil) and the phalanges (i.e., fingers). Our little guy was moving around a lot and not entirely cooperative but the doctor that came in did say our kid had the "cutest" profile he'd seen all day (see pic above). He laughed when I asked if we were his first patient - we weren't - but without knowing how else could I assess the legitimacy of his statement? I had my feet crossed at the ankles during the process, which ordinarily isn't a comment I'd normally record, except that when we finally came across R.A.'s feet on the screen, they too were crossed at the ankle (see pic at right). Like mother, like son, I guess. But if this kid doesn't like potatoes, we may have to return him. What do you do with a kid that doesn't like potatoes?