third trimester

its hard to believe that i only have three months of pregnancy left! this past week i set up a guessing game at expectnet.com where people can guess the sex, birthdate, height, and weight of the baby. its fun to read everyone's guesses, and i am surprised that only three people have guessed the sex of the baby to be a "girl". could already having four girls have something to do with that? remember, i did get a boy dog recently to keep judah and dustin company!

i did the same sort of guessing game when i was pregnant with nadia, and my sister-in-law, rachel won the game. i told her if she wins this time, she should charge money for people to hear her predictions! i am pretty sure she's right on the date. she guessed march 1. my due date is february 28th and is a full moon. i am counting on the moon to pull me into labor during the day and for the baby to be born in the middle of the night on march 1. although i would LIKE to have a february baby, i'm not known to birth before my due date. however, dustin insists that this baby will be born early. the baby is big, my belly is big, and i feel more like 36 weeks pregnant than 28 weeks, so that is what is forming his guess.

either way, i'm just really really really excited. i want to start planning for what i need/want and organizing things for the baby, but its way too soon. after christmas, baby preparations will move to the top of my priority list. i love getting the carseat, bassinet, blankets, clothes, bottles, diapers, etc, etc, all washed up and ready to go! i love going shopping for the few new things i buy with each baby such as a special blanket, a new outfit, or some new tiny diapers. i love the anticipation of the final weeks of pregnancy, so here we go...two trimesters down and one to go!