And the saints go marching in...

So its been about a week since the last post.  We're getting excited to go for another appointment next Tuesday.  I will be 15 weeks then.  Then, at our next appointment after that, I think, we will have the ultrasound that will reveal our little baby's gender, woohoo!  We should definitely know by Christmas, and be rest assured we will have some sort of fun "gender reveal" party/ moment at Christmas. 

Even though the gender won't be surprise, we're going to TRY to keep the name a surprise, even though I think I already told some people our options.  I love looking for baby names and thinking up new combinations.  I will tell you we are set on the first name, boy and girl version.   The secret to figuring out the middle names is found among the saints.  For awhile we were absolutely set on a boy and girl full name, but it's kinda exciting to keep options open.  We like the idea of seeing which day our baby is born on, and then seeing which saint holds a feast day on that day, and going from there.  Right now, if our baby were to be born on April 30, 2011 (the due date) the saint would be St. Pius V.  In case that happens, we probably won't go with Pius, but we'll be creative and figure something out!  In the meantime, I have researched all the feast days within a month of our due date, and we are asking all those saints in heaven to help pray for the birth of our baby.  Maybe you can research them, too, and if there's a name/saint you really love, join us in prayer!  Don't be limited by the saints with capitals S's; the definition of a saint is one who is in heaven, and we also ask the saints of our own family, especially, to be with us! 

Patricia, Ruth, Margaret, Irene, Clarice, Stephen, Floyd, Curtis, Charles and all our ancestors who've passed, watch over us and pray for us!