Did I mention that my house is going pink in a couple of months? Yeah dude, we’re having a little girl. I know everybody reads Carol’s blog and knows this already, but it’s been on my mind today. Actually, the pink thing is no big change since it’s been Jake’s favorite color as long as he’s had a favorite color, so we’ll actually probably have to go yellow or something so she can have something her own. 

Anyway, one of the funny things about having a little girl…when we first told Jake and Noah we were having a baby, they immediately said they wanted a sister. Then, I made an ill-timed comment about sharing bedrooms and having bunk beds if we had another boy – instantly they wanted a little brother. I tried, over the months in anticipation of the ultrasound to get them to understand I had been joking, and that the baby’s gender had no correlation with the possibility of bunk beds, but they were having none of it.

Jake actually started designing their bunk beds. He envisioned a three tier setup with a massive ladder and, I don’t, probably a freakin’ elevator. I pointed out that we don’t have 20 foot ceilings and three tiers was probably not doable, but he was full of attitude. Like some demented little designer – “Don’t harsh my artistic inspiration – let the blasted engineers figure it!”

I also explained that they both have perfectly adequate bed frames. We don’t need new beds. In fact, they are using the same ones my brother and I had growing up. Man, you should hear those things squeak. Nevertheless, in the doctor’s office, when we got the definitive results, Noah actually groaned. They’ve both come around since then and seem pretty excited about their soon to be sister, but man, who knew what a powerful draw bunk beds had.