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Waiting to find out if we will be welcoming a little boy or girl in October is driving.me.nuts. I am having a heck of a time practicing the patience I frequently preach.
I do gender predictors (charts AND quizzes) weekly. Okay, so maybe I do them daily.
I look at old wives tales for clues as to what sex the baby might be.
I compare this pregnancy to my first, looking for differences or similarities.
I am CONSTANTLY wondering.
And all this wondering is getting old, really. I mean... can we please just find out already so I can start shopping!?
So in another effort to fulfill my yearning to know what we are having, I thought I would turn to my loyal blog-follower's/reader's/fan's/stalker's.
Below are my pregnancy symptoms, followed by a simple, survey: Boy or Girl. You can leave a comment with a guess/prediction if you want to, OR you can click on the survey. OR both!! :)
Symptoms:
Horrible morning sickness throughout first trimester
Weight loss as a consequence of that sickness
Craving: Sweets, citrus, sour
Carrying low and wide (though hardly apparent at all)
COLD feet (literally)
HIGHLY emotional (in a sentimental way... crying, blubbering, sobbing, etc).
Mood-swings are at a minimum (thank GOSH--- this was a problem when I was pregnant with Liam)
Skin problems that I have never had before (breaking out)
So... whatcha think?? Care to humor my gender predicting obsession!!
Brendon, Liam and I are happy to announce that we are expecting a new bundle of poop, puke, JOY in mid-September.
As of today, I am 8-weeks along, feeling great (yeah... I said great), and ready to start this beautiful journey all over again.
Hard to tell, but I promise it says "Pregnant"
Liam is THRILLED as well.
{A little story to back-up that assertion}:
When I went to pick him up from daycare last night, the teacher came up and said "Is there a congratulations in order?"
A very perplexed me turned beet red and asked why she was asking. "Oh, well Liam has been telling each of the teachers separately today that 'my mommy has a baby in her belly,' and once we all realized that he had told more than just one of us, we figured it must be true," she says.
Um, thanks Liam!! :) He couldn't help himself... he just HAD to spill the beans!
He does make it very, very clear though that I am only allowed to have a girl. He desperately wants a little sister, and desperately does NOT want a little brother. HA!! Let's hope I can live up to his expectations! :)
So yeah... giddy-up! And be prepared to hear ALL about this pregnancy.
