My den is ever-overflowing and there's more stuff on the way, so it's about time for a PIF. Several of these items were acquired via PIF, so I'm going to pass them along, as well as some other items that aren't seeing much love.

A little backstory....

Some of you know (most of you don't) that over the last year my wife and I have had some trouble getting pregnant. We have a 3 year old daughter and everything went great with that pregnancy but there were 2 pregnancies after that (back-to-back) that resulted in miscarriages. Needless to say, each of those was pretty difficult and even more so for my wife. It's honestly a situation I don't wish on anyone. It's not just the loss of the pregnancy that effects you, but the emotional toll it takes on you and your partner is disheartening and depressing. My wife even ended up in a bout of depression for a while and had to go on medication and enter counseling.

So, late last year we found out we were pregnant again. We weren't trying this time, it just kind of happened. It caught her off guard and I wasnt really expecting it either but I was the first to notice something was different about her. The next day she took a pregnancy test which confirmed it. Now, this should have been an exciting time, but given the previous 2 failed pregnancies, it was actually pretty rough. Obviously, my wife was nervous that something would happen this time as well and even said to me at one point something along the lines of, "I wish this was like the first time we got pregnant. Before the losses, so I could just be happy and naive." Hits you in the feels.

Anyways, I'm happy to report that all is well with this pregnancy and we are actually going for an ultrasound tomorrow. This will be the ultrasound where we find out if it's a boy or a girl, so this is where the PIF comes in.

Pictured here is what's included in the bulk of the PIF

https://imgur.com/a/uWtfE

Winner will get those contents plus a bonus that will be dependent on if it's a boy or a girl.

To enter, simply give me your guess of "boy" or "girl"

Those who selected the correct gender will be placed on a spreadsheet, assigned a number, and then randomly selected.

• 100 karma requirement in this sub to be eligible

• open to CONUS and Canada (although that could effect the bonuses)

• will take entries up until 3 PM on Monday, as the ultrasound is shortly after that

• will announce the winner some time tomorrow night

And lastly, thank you all for the entertainment, knowledge, stories, distractions, and support over the last year. It's helped more than you can imagine.