So, I don’t believe any of us really believed it wouldn’t turn out well, but precautions have to be taken.

Lesli just recently underwent what’s called a “CVS” test - or a Chorionic Villus Sampling test. What that means, for those of you who are not in the know, is that Lesli is pregnant, and got a test that would determine if our child had Down Syndrome.

Turns out, of course, that everything is normal, which is basically what we both expected (though of course, one’s general fears at night can keep them straying towards worry). The test also told us the gender of the child - turns out that we’re having a little girl.

So before you ask, there’s a quick run-down to be had:

1 - No, this was not planned.
2 - We’ve known for ~9 or so weeks. End of the day, we didn’t say anything because precautions had to be made in regards to the viability of our little cub
3 - Yes, it is incredibly scary
4 - No, I’m pretty sure neither of us are truly ready. If you find someone who was ready to have their first kid at any time before the kid graduates high school who isn’t insane, please direct me to that person so that I may nominate them for a Nobel prize.
5 - Yes, we’ve thought of names. That will probably be discussed later.
6 - Yes, our family knows. Well, mine does. Most of Lesli’s does as well. I believe the remaining family members are those who are currently on vacation.
7 - Yes, Lesli will be moving in.
8 -  No, there are no plans on marriage yet. Our cub will be a bastard. Fitting, considering my RBSC ties.
9 - No, I’m not BSing you. Attached is a picture of our sonogram.
10 - Yes, it is creepy that you’ve now seen the inside of Lesli’s uterus.

So, let’s take a minute to explain what the deal is with “Caramel Cub”, just so we are all on the same page.

Ever watch Scrubs? It’s the best comedy on TV no one actually watches. The main focus of the show are two doctors, J.D. (Zack Braff) and Turk (Donald Faison). In it, J.D. often refers to Turk as “Brown Bear” or “Chocolate Bear”, as he’s black. Now, of course, I am not black - I’m hispanic, and my skin is more of a medium brown color. Lesli, on a lark, one day referred to me as a “caramel bear”, a fact that far too many people are aware of to even pretend that it’s not true. I’m not entirely sure where the “bear” part came from, but whatever. That’s beside the point.

The point is, if a bear were to have a child, that’d be called a cub.

So, in some time in the late April / early May time frame, we’ll be witnessing the birth of our Caramel Cub, whose name will be identified later.

Attached, proof - for those who don’t believe us:

-oz

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For now, it’s the waiting game.  I suppose, in a way, it’s been the waiting game for a while.  Waiting for this, waiting for that…  waiting for direction as to how to plan one’s life.

That’s generally a heady thing - the planning of one’s life, and it’s interesting how it can all boil down to what happened on a test.  Odd to think that results will define me, or us, and what all of that nonsense above means.

Literally every second of every day I burn cycles of thought looking at my phone, or looking at my email, for some sign for the next step.  You’d not believe how impatient this makes us, nor would you believe how much sleep has been lost from it.

The next question is, will that compare to the amount of sleep that we might be losing in the near future as a result of the tests?

-oz

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It seems that something that one can never quite escape from life, no matter how far from a classroom, is testing.  Tests of some form or another find their way into our lives, whether they be tests of determination, tests of character, tests of strength, tests of skill, tests of driving capabilities, tests of the “water”:  it never ends.  The important thing is how you handle not only the test itself, but the outcome of the test. 

Did you do the best you could?  Can you do what’s right?  Do you have faith that you tried every step of the way?

These are things I wonder about myself right now, and will be thinking about tomorrow as various aspects of life get tested once again.  I know we can press on.

In the interest of sharing tests, check out some of the following:

What high school clique do you belong to?
What Mythological Creature are you?

And all the rest are right here…

-oz

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