(idea stolen from Katie) ;)

This will save you trip through a month of archives.

When did you find out?
Friday, December 11, I got the world's faintest line on a test. (I would have been something like three weeks, two days pregnant at that point) We went out to dinner that night for Tom's work Christmas party. I tried again when we got home and it was a little darker. I didn't tell Tom until the following week after I got the first round of bloodwork. He was briefly very annoyed at this, but got over it quickly.

Are you sick this time?
Dreadfully so. Reading through my archives of Baby Too, I don't *THINK* it's all that much worse than with Simon. (and thusly, Ben since my pregnant with Simon was pretty much identical to Ben's) I think I just somehow blocked out the badness or three years of aging this time around makes it seem 100 times worse. I'm nauseated pretty much all day, every day, with a brief respite around dinnertime.

What are you craving?
Carbs out the wazoo. Bagels for breakfast, pasta for lunch, rice for dinner. Yeah, and I'm gaining weight at a nice clip to match that menu too.

Are you going to tell us the gender this time or keep it a secret?
That secret thing was WAY too hard and I don't think I could do it again. I had entertained the idea of not finding out at all this time, but really, let's face it, I am NOT a person who can do that. Plus, I really would like the boys to be at the BIG ultrasound and if THEY know, then there is no keeping it a secret anyway. So long story short, yes, we will be sharing this time.

Are you going to try that Intelligender thing?
Is the sky blue? This is RIGHT up my alley... I LOVE new pregnancy technology! For those of you who don't know, Intelligender is this urine test you can buy now that supposedly can predict your baby's gender at 10 weeks. Its accuracy varies depending on which reviews you read, but the company claims it's in the 90% range. I figure it can't hurt. It IS $35, but I won't be buying more than one. This is the last kiddo... may as well have some fun with this. ;)

Oh, so this is definitely the last baby?
I have never been more sure of anything in my entire life. You know how everyone says you'll just know when you're done? It's true.

What do the kids want?
Simon is clueless, though he pointed to the blob on the screen at the ultrasound yesterday and said "That's a sister." Ben has said our next baby would be a girl since just after Simon was born. Stay tuned to see if the kids have some kind of knowledge we don't!

What do YOU want?
Honestly, I don't care. I can see the pros of each as our third child and really just can't wait to find out how our family is going to be completed! I've been wondering the answer to this for six years! My husband, on the other hand, is **very** much in the pro-boy corner. Every time we go out anywhere and see pre-teen girls out and about, he shudders and says, "I hope we never have one of those." He does adore our niece though, so he'll be fine either way, I'm sure. He did make me promise, if it is a girl, to not interfere with how he treats her future boyfriends.

Do you have any hunches yet?
Not a one. I learned a long time ago not to trust any hunches anyway.

What's the due date?
Late August, supposedly the 26th, but given the time of year and that I went 10 days early with Simon, I'm hopeful it'll be more toward the middle of the month. We JUST beat the school cut off. (so I definitely can NOT go overdue!!!)