Frequently Asked Questions:
1) How are you feeling? Queasy and tired, thanks. And you?
2) How far along are you? 18 weeks. And, yes, still regularly visited by the quease. The second trimester is a myth. So is the “morning” in morning sickness. Just so you know. Oh, and I have to pee. Again.
3) When are you due? February 11 – give or take a few days. Yes, a Valentine’s baby. No, Cupid and Valentine are not naming options.
4) Okay, so are there any names that you do want to use? Yes.
5) Well, what are they? A surprise. They are a surprise. They are also subject to change. We’ll announce in February.
6) Girl or boy? Yes, we hope so. Oh, you mean, which one? We’ll know in a few weeks, but we have some preliminary results. We’re just waiting for backup to know for certain. Don’t want to announce one and have it turn out to be the other after all.
7) So you’re going to find out? Yup. That’s the plan. I never was big on surprises.
8) Will you tell us? If you ask nicely. I’ll probably announce it on Twitter and Facebook first.
9) Is this your first? Yes. Otherwise you’d probably have seen me mention other children a time or two.
10) So is this why you haven’t written in a while? Or, visited my blog? (Not to sound pouty, but…) Yeah, among other things. Like the flu (which is no fun without Dayquil, let me tell you). And multiple internet outages (still). And a very busy time at work.
I was wondering if you were going to go with the traditional girl=pink/boy=blue for color schemes or if you were going to take it differently. Green or yellow is popular, as are themes–Disney, Jungle, or given you, Books.
I would also like to take this opportunity to let you know that not only is Valentine’s Day a major holiday in February (even though you weren’t going to go with names like Cupid and Valentine), but President’s Day is on the list of Top Ten Hottest Birthdays For Your Child.
I mean really–who wants their birthday on something flashy like New Year’s, or celebratory like July 4th? The kids of today want a *substantial* birthday, sharing their special day with those of men they’re forced to write reports on in the 4th grade. Just think–the Caldwell baby could be a Chester or a Grover, and maybe, I say juuuuuuuust maybe, you could shoot the moon and have the next generation be a Rutherford of a Millard. (These names, joining such trailblazers as Apple and Audio Science, are so gloriously 21st century unisex that they’d work for a boy or a girl.) With such a special name, on such a special day, your little boy or girl could take over the world.
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Congrats, congrats and is that a really early photo of your little one?
WOOT!!! Â So excited for you.
Omg, so exciting! Congrats 🙂
Congratulations! So excited for you!
The quease will pass, as will the tiredness, but I feel your pain. It only gets better! 🙂
Aww YAY! Congrats! We’re only about 7 or so weeks apart. 🙂
I had no idea, Caryn. You’re forgiven for not posting <VBG>. I wish you all the best and a less-bumpy road for the remainder of your journey together.
Congratulations, Caryn! And it looks like your baby will be an Aquarian, the same astrological sign as moi.
Hope the queasiness is subsiding. 🙂
How wonderful!!!!! (except for the frequent peeing. And the morning-AKA 24/7– sickness.) 🙂
It’ll all be worth it!
Children are a true gift! Congrats!
Congratulations. Last year at this time, my wife was almost at the same point as well – our son was born in March of this year.