It may take a while for my profile to reflect changes...

Seemed like #4 got the most approval, and truth be told, I probably liked it best too, mainly because it's colorful and not all froo-froo pastel. No, Thomas J., it does not match the theme of my blog. If one existed that did (say, an earth-tone ticker with a little mug marking the time), I would use it. Feel free to try to make me one, if you like! ;)

Actually, I like the colors on #4 the best, but even though several of you whined "PLEASE use one that tells us how many days are left!", I was tempted to use the one with the text "I'm this pregnant." I actually was able to create the text myself on that one. I said before that I don't put much stock in due dates. When you start getting close, people start to say "Gee, you're still around?", and that's BEFORE you hit the due date. Which is why I'm not posting my actual due date anywhere on this blog. And don't get all smart and count the days from the ticker, because IT'S WRONG. No, I did not do it wrong on purpose, but the fact is, according to my calculations (and believe me: I was there, I know when it happened), the ticker is wrong. As it is, you'll be able to guess within a few days. Be happy with that.

I'm also already over the comment "Was it a surprise?" I've only told a few people in real life, and the only one (besides Leo) who has not asked me if it was a surprise was my mom, to her credit. That question is just a thinly-veiled way of asking "Was it an accident? Weren't you being 'careful'? Don't you use PROTECTION??" Some sympathetic friends have given me some great comebacks, my favorite so far being "So, what you're asking is if we have sex with a purpose, or if we only do it recreationally?" Don't worry. I would never say that to, say, my grandma (OK, my grandma is no longer living, but ASIDE FROM THAT...).

I also hate the implication that anything more than two kids these days is somehow too many. You MUST have made a mistake. Why would you want three? Oh, you must be trying for a boy, huh? Sorry, no to that too. While I think a boy would be fun simply to observe first-hand the differences between boys and girls, I'd be thrilled with another girl too. I know how to do girls, after all. And I already have all the pink stuff.

The truth is, God is responsible for putting this baby in our family. I really believe that. He put the thought in our heads at the right time, even though previously we weren't sure, and didn't think we would have a third. We knew quite well what risk we were taking, and though I didn't expect much to come of it, my biggest surprise is that the pregnancy is actually taking. The timing was so perfect, it would have been a miracle had I NOT gotten pregnant.

I'm really getting excited, and I'm not going to let other people's surprise, shock, or dismay at our overpopulation dampen my spirits.

We're going to have a BABY!

(P.S. Confidential to anonymous who liked the cracking egg: I think I know who you are. You might as well congratulate me yourself [and e-mail is fine], because I know when you've been here ;))