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Nate has known for about nineteen weeks if this baby is a boy or a girl.  He hasn't told anyone so far as I know-and if he has, don't let me know.  I will find out on my own soon enough.  Speaking of soon enough-really it could be any time from the moment I finish this post.  I am eliciting all sorts of sympathetic glances, comments, and advice from people I know, but more often people I don't.  Yesterday I had all the kids with me and we went to Barnes and Noble, and as we were leaving a random guy asked me if I was having the baby at home.  I'm don't happen to be planning that on purpose, but he thought I looked like someone who had babies at home-he and his wife do-so I am taking that as a compliment. Then he asked if I homeschool.  I don't but have no strong opinions about homeschooling or not homeschooling.  I had to ask why he thought all these things-he said my kids just seemed like kids that were born at home and were homeschooled-how perplexing.  I also checked both the kids out of school yesterday and receptionists at both schools asked if I needed a ride to the hospital.  Hmmm.  I do admit, I am waddling in a more than obvious way.  My ankles are gone-really, I can't recall what they looked like, so if they change, I may never know the difference. 

So, if you want some extra info to cast your vote in the poll-here goes.  I was swollen like this when I was pregnant with Jack.  I was swollen with Bella, but not this much, and the swelling with Sophie must have been negligible, because I don't really remember it.  I have heartburn in the night, have had with all four kids now.  I keep making Jello and Pudding for snacks.  I don't know if I am really craving those things or if I know no one else in the house likes those snacks, so no chance of them getting stolen.  Nate says I am carrying this baby differently than any of the others, don't quite know what to make of that, but he would be the best judge of that.  I have been pretty grumpy for months.  Anyway, hopefully we will all know if it's a boy or girl in the next week or so.  If not, watch out for the grumpy waddling woman.