x vs y

i can't even tell you the number of times i have answered this one question ...

'so are you gonna try for that girl?'

having 3 boys leads people to believe that after 1 boy we tried for a girl,

got a boy,

tried for a girl,

got ANOTHER boy,

and are still trying for that girl.

for the record ...

we're not.

you see,

every now and then we get a glimpse into what our life COULD be like

complete with:

drama

emotion

lack of rational thinking

and

tears

lots of them

for no reason at all

well ... ok there is a reason

but not one that counts as a reason

i give you tonight as an example

we decided to have chili's for dinner

now every time we go we get chips, salsa, and a cup of ranch

and every time we put it in the middle so that each of the boys can reach.

and every time they are COMPLETELY fine with it.

tonight, however,

IN THE MIDDLE of chili's

one of our logical, rational, 'always well behaved' boys

(feel free to stop laughing and then continue)

actually broke down crying

because the ranch was a little too far and he had to straighten his arm to reach it.

now ... it wasn't that he couldn't reach it ...

it was that he had to STRAIGHTEN his arm ALL the way.

i mean.

how horrible are we.

the things we expect.

(insert appropriate eye roll here)

seriously ...

i'm glad bedtime has come and gone

AND ...

when we wake up tomorrow

i'm hoping for some wrestling,

running,

and screaming.

enough with this girl stuff,

seriously.