i'm a little anxious to know the sex of the baby. i got a new computerized embroidery/sewing machine and i'm ready to start sewing and buying things to personalize. i'm 18 weeks along so i'm close, but because of the holidays we won't be able to get an appointment for the fetal-development sonogram until janurary. i'm horrible at having to wait for anything & i hate to be surprised. i have a friend who is about to deliver any day now, and they chose not to find out the sex. that would drive me crazy!! i mean there's only so much green and yellow things to buy!

both our children have "e" first names and "c" middle names so i assume we'll do that with this one, but if it's a boy choosing a name will be really hard. we did not committ to ethan's name until after he was born because dan was not thrilled with the name ethan. but hey, it went great with charles (charles is dan's middle name and my dad's name). there is not another "e" name for a boy dan will agree to & we've already disagreed on a girl name...so i guess the name game will continue.