The Part Where I Was Pretty Sure It Was A Girl

I was so convinced I was having a girl, so convinced that I picked up an armload of girl clothes at a yard sale. So convinced that I told everyone, "It's a girl, you know it's going to be a girl!" 

Let this be a lesson to you.  You know that saying, "Don't count your chickens before they've hatched"?  Well, if you tell the world that you're sure you're having a girl, expect a boy. Better yet, just keep your mouth shut about your prediction...then nobody will know that you were wrong.

So yeah, our little Squiddy is a little Squirt! I had the MaterniT21 Plus test (because I'm nearly 40) and it revealed the gender of our baby.  Everyone thinks I'm disappointed that it's a boy, but you know what?  I'm just as happy that we're having a boy as I was thinking it was a girl.  It doesn't matter to me, all that matters is this baby is mine.  He's healthy, he's growing strong and I can't wait to meet him in March!

I'm also loving that I've turned the corner with the morning sickness, exhaustion, headaches and dizzy spells.  I guess lucky #13 is the week.  I'm even sleeping for the better part of the night!  No more waking up at 2:00 for a bowl of cereal because the belly is grumbling.

My next appointment isn't for another few weeks, so hopefully we'll have another ultrasound then to see just how much the little man has grown.

A BIG ANNOUNCEMENT!!

It's official...

  

We're having a little squid!!

Oráiste

So today, while we were running errands, I made the mistake of letting Nick and Shorty wander off alone in PetSmart...we came home with a new cat.

This stunning girl with the orange eyes is Oráiste (pronounced Oh-rash-ta), which is gaelic for orange. She's sweet, lovable, cuddly and quite frankly, we couldn't resist her.

She found the catnip right away and made herself at home (ignore the mess by the pellet stove, there are dog and cat toys everywhere over there!).

 

She's the only one, of the four, that knows how to jump the gate upstairs (which is meant to keep the cats from coming upstairs...hmmmmm, might have to rethink this). 

There will be a period of adjustment, but hopefully the whole menagerie will get along...eventually.