It's a Boy!

There comes a point in life, between the ages of 25 and 30, when it seems like everyone is getting engaged and/or married. Seriously, Este and I have had a wedding to go to every four months in the past couple years, and now that we have our own wedding to plan it's like Wedding Overload. But I never would have guessed Baby Fever would rear its oversized head so soon. Don't get excited Mrs. Perla, I'm not talking about me and Este. It's everyone else! And I want to dedicate this post to saying congratulations to the future Moms and Dads of the next generation: Matt and Jean, Alison and Kurt, Parisa and Marco, Jennifer and Will, Shahab and Elaine-- I cannot wait to meet your little honey bunches of oats and squish their cheeks!

All this baby talk has got me thinking. Many people have come up to me, gushing about how excited they are to see what me and Este's babies are going to look like. They assume the Persian/Filipino combo makes for gorgeous offspring, although if you ask me, if they are not beautiful, they are going to be butt ugly. It's one or the other, so I rather not find out any time soon.

But out of curiosity, I went to a site called MakeMeBabies.com and uploaded a pic of me and one of Este. The site takes features from both 'parents' and combines them to create a composite of what your children would look like. You can even choose to morph with a celebrity. We ended up with a boy and chose to name him Este, Jr. after his handsome father. The baby has Este's forehead, but other than that, looks nothing like either of us. Not beautiful but not quite ugly either, just...different. While we will not be entering him in any Cutest Baby contest, a paternity test might not be such a bad idea...

http://www.makemebabies.com/viewbaby.php?bid=baby_13_512956

On another note- The National Geographic special, "The Human Family Tree" airs tonight at 9PM EST, and I finally renewed my passport! You should find out when yours expires. It could take up to 2 months to get a new passport, so now is the time to take care of it. Click here for more info: http://www.usps.com/passport/welcome.htm.