Today, my pregnancy countdown clock says 30!!!!!! Our due date is exactly ONE month from today!

Considering that we’ve made it through about 90% of our pregnancy, 1 more month is not that long. But if you consider how uncomfortable I am and how excited we are to meet our little guy, a month seems like such a long time.

I emailed our friend, LeAnna, a recent picture of me. Like Heather and Scott, she says it looks like Baby Tse is ready to make his debut. I think it looks that way too, but I guess he isn’t quite ready and wants us all to wait a little longer.

Yesterday, we went to our final “every 2 week” appointment. We did the usual – urine test, blood pressure check, weight check, belly measurement, and heartbeat check. We got a great report on everything. Our doctor also did a cervix check. I’ve heard those are quite unpleasant…well, that is an understatement! Without going into details, I’ll simply say the results of the exam were “right on target.” And as always, we were given the opportunity to ask questions. It seems that we talk more and more about the big day, which is both scary and exciting!

We also asked our doctor about the method of circumcision she uses. Her answer was plastibell. That sounds painful, doesn’t it?! We didn’t really prefer one method over the other. We completely trust our doctor. Obviously, that is her method of choice because she feels most comfortable doing it that way. Last night, I got online and found a website that not only describes each step of a plastibell circumcision but shows pictures of each step too. In the email I sent Ray and Mom with the link, I warned them that the website was graphic but very informative. I thought they would want to know exactly what takes place during this type of circumcision and at least see what they will be looking at and caring for afterwards.

When Ray clicked on the link, he immediately said, “TISH!!!!!! I don’t want to know! I don’t want to know the details or see pictures!!!!!” I said, “I thought you wanted to know what happens during a plastibell circumcision. It isn’t like you already know!” He said, “NO, TISH!!!!! I know enough! And I trust our doctor!!!” I think he saw 2 or 3 pictures, and I know he didn’t ready one step of the procedure. Dad just wants it done and that’s it! ;)

My mom handled it a little differently, which I expected. She once had a job in a pathology lab. She read each step and looked at every picture. But not without saying “Oh my god!!!” and “Poor baby!!!!” over and over. When she finished looking at it all, she said she felt sad.

I hate that our little one has to go through surgery the day after he arrives. That is a terrible welcome to the world gift. Actually, I can’t think of anything else more torturous. But it needs to be done. I do worry about caring for it though. I want to do everything right so it will heal as fast as possible.

And I agree with my mom – after reading the steps and seeing pictures of the procedure, our little guy has every right to cry day and night if he wants to or feels the need. I will completely understand why.

~T.T.