YEAH! Tiana and I found out a couple of weeks ago... she'll be 8 weeks as of this coming Friday. We were kinda gradually telling people here and there, but now we've pretty much spread the news to everyone.

It was cool the way she dropped the news on me, and I really should have seen it coming. She had been having some pains and I'd tell her that it was our kid getting settled in there. One morning I call her on the way to work because I needed for her to come to my office later and drop something off. At the time she was on her way to the doctor, and I assumed it was just more bloodwork related to them trying to find out why she wasn't ovulating. However, it turns out that they'd called her with the results from a previous blood test, and wanted her to come in for additional pregnancy-related bloodwork

So later she comes to my office and tells me she has a couple of gifts for me in the trunk. I'm just figuring she decided to do something nice while she was out, totally clueless. In the truck she has a gift bag with a card and two gifts. The card starts out saying thanks for my love, patience, kindess, and how she wants to be sexy for me, tempting, teasing, etc... open first gift. So I open the first gift, and it's the nightie that she wore on our wedding night. Before my mind wanders too far, I'm directed back to the card... and it goes on to say that doing all of that may be difficult while she's getting fat and lazy for the next 9 months... open second gift. At this point I'm looking at her like "REALLY?? ...SERIOUSLY?!?" I open the second gift, and it's a pair of booties. I'm still looking back and forth like "...REALLY?!?!?" I was grinning for the rest of the day.

Let me make this clear y'all... God gets all of the glory for this miracle! Yes we used medications (Clomid) to try to force ovulation, and followed doctors' advice. Nonetheless, ALL GLORY GOES TO GOD. I can't say it enough. Whether He chose to do His work directly through healing, or do it through the hands and minds of medical professionals, He gets the glory!

It's still kinda surreal for both of us. We just kinda look at each other and say "well... umm... we're gonna be parents... cool! Ok... what's on TV?" Maybe once we do a sonogram/ultrasound and actually get to see and hear our little dot in there it'll sink it more.

Please pray with us that we have a smooth pregnancy and a healthy baby!

It's time to put a new set on the ol' Roscoe. I liked the DR Fat Beams that I had put on last time, even though the B-string was a Hi-Beam (they didn't have a full 5-string set of fatties at the time). This time around I'm gonna try a full set of Hi-Beams. We'll see if I like them any more or less.

On another note, I visited Guitar Center last week and found a bit of a surprise. My drummer told me that they had a 7-string bass at this particular location, and going by the description he gave, it sounds like it was a Stambaugh. I was hoping to get a first had feel of one (and praying that the set-up was at least decent), but when I got there it was long gone. However, while I was there I found out that they're starting to carry Trace Elliot amps. TE was previously purchased by Gibson who, by most accounts, subsequently ran the TE brand's reputation into the ground. Peavey has recently acquired the line from Gibson, and Guitar Center will be carrying new products under the TE brand (separate from their own branded amps).

So sitting there was a 500W 210 combo. I was kinda skeptical, but gave it a try... and was impressed! It sounded great, and had some features on it that gave it a bit of tonal versatility. The only think that I wasn't to fond of was the neon green backlight that they have going on up front. I'll have to do some homework to see if their support is up to snuff... it would make no sense to drop a bunch of money on an amp, only to find that the support is garbage should something go wrong. I'm also going to keep an eye out as they stock more TE stuff... I'd like to try a 410 TE rig to see how hard it can thump.

Yesterday I found another fitness/diet tracking site called The Daily Plate. I went ahead and signed up, and I'm liking it even more than Fitday. It's pretty much free (you can upgrade by donating to the site, and it unlocks some extra features).

The interface is a lot easier on the eyes, and it has a lot more items in it's food database... just about anything you can think of from a major fast food restaurant, and most brands/products you'd find at a grocery store. It also lets you join groups with other users, add other members as friends, and a nice message board. You can keep a daily diary, and share it with others (here is my profile and diary).

After using it for a couple of days, I've decided to switch... I'm almost done moving over my food/exercise data from Fitday for the last couple of weeks. If you decide to sign up or are already a member, feel free to add me to your friends list.