"i really want you guys to have a girl"

Dear Lil' Yocky,

So yesterday, Oct. 25th, 2010, your mommy and daddy went to the doctors for a check-up to make sure mommy and you were healthy... and just maybe.... they would find out the gender (boy or girl) of you. I knew mommy didn't find out that day cause she didn't call me, so i waited till the next day to see how the doctors went.

Your mommy sounded so excited and happy. You were moving around soooo much and stretching, and touching your toes. Mommy thinks you were moving around alot because daddy was there too so you might have got excited. They couldn't really tell cause you were moving so much, but when the doctor was done she told mommy, "i really want you guys to have a girl". to be honest... thats really silly for a doctor to say... so right now at this point mommy thinks you might be a girl.... we will see.....

"theres an app for that"

dear Lil' yocky,

so where did we leave off... of yes... so me and your uncle tony wanted to take your mommy and daddy out to dinner to celebrate YOU! :) We went to one of our favorite restaurants, Outback steakhouse. Your mommy loves the baked potato soup and your daddy always seams to be the good one and order the veggies haha :)... so after dinner we went back to mommy and daddys home and i was so excited to see what names they had come up for you...

At this time, your auntie manda is a big Apple owner and loves her iphone... and on this iphone you can add whats called an "APP".... mommy and daddy needed some help thinking of names and luckily i had my phone and told your mommy "theres an app for that". a few minutes later we spent 2 1/2 hours looking at names for you. these were their top choices... if you were a boy you could be named: chase, dylan, seth, russell, luke, will, shane, and if you were a girl: reese, skyler. (I wonder if they picked from this batch... or maybe you have a different name now)

i'm sure once your parents find out what gender you are then there will be another post :)

"i didn't want you to find out on facebook"

dear Lil' yocky,

i know this may seem kind of weird that i am writing you and i won't even really be meeting you for about five more months.... but your auntie manda is weird and your mom picked me as a BF... so you can always blame her later :)

before i begin... i just wanted to say why i did this in the first place. Your parents are very strong and super busy people! They don't have time to make a silly blog for you... so thats where i come into the picture. Your first year is going to be filled with soooo many memories and i am going to make sure i use this blog as a journal so that one day we can make a lovely book for them and that way they can remember all the little details about you and even before you...

so lets start......

I was at work when i got a text from your mommy saying she really needed to talk to me. (just in case times have changed texting is like talking, but instead you are typing from your phone). I let her know that i was at work so i would give her a call back when i got off. Now, during this time a network called Facebook was used very often to socialize with friends and family. Me and your mommy are very close and when it is something very important we always talk on the phone or in person. I knew it was a big deal when i answered the phone at work and it was your mom.!!!!!!!!!!

I was sooooo worried. If your mom called me at work theres no time to loose! i remember her exact words...."I didn't want you to find out on Facebook".... after that i was so confused.... then standing there with my heart in my stomach, your mommy said "IM PREGNANT!"

Pretty sure i screamed and cried. i was so full of joy and happiness for your mommy and daddy. This was a big step in the family and all i could say to people at work was I am going to be an auntie!!! the countdown then began......