And the winner is.....

My sister-in-law Jamie with her guess of May 5th! My due date is May 4th. Only three people guessed days in May. Most people probably didn't think I'd be announcing it if I wasn't further along. When I was pregnant with Isaac I waited till I was 13 weeks before I announced it to most people but this time around I just felt like getting it out there!

I found out on August 31st. I really, really didn't think I was pregnant - I even bought a three-pack of pregnancies tests so that I'd have some for the next month. We were trying, but I had only been "fertile" for a couple of months, so I wasn't expecting it at all!! Isaac and the new baby will be just one week shy of 2 years apart - our closest kids so far. I'm a little nervous about that. But May is a fantastic time to have a baby because Roy will get done with school the second week of May and then have the whole summer off. So, he may not get 6 weeks of paternity leave like my brother-in-law, but it's the next best thing :)

Just this week I started feeling a little queasy and have started getting headaches. I probably need to start taking iron supplements to help with the headaches - I've had to do that every pregnancy. I haven't puked yet, so I'm happy about that. Oh, and I haven't been to the doctor yet, but I'm 95% sure about my due date - and I've been exactly right about the other three!

I'm excited that Jamie won - because I know she loves chocolate as much as I do, and she will be winning a bag of these:



Oh YUM! And Jamie, you don't have to share with Aaron, because he didn't bother to come and guess ;) Hope you enjoy them as much as I do!

I don't like to steal thunder

A month or so ago was the 4 year anniversary of my first blog post. Back then I had maybe one or two readers and zero comments. My posts were few and far between. But even so, I wanted to celebrate with a giveaway (because that is totally the thing to do these days) Things were a little crazy here at the time, so I kept putting it off. Then my cousin Olivia had her blog anniversary and a giveaway and I didn't want to be a copycat, so I just decided not to do it.

Then I decided I was going to write a really vague post about my news and see who could guess it and award them with a prize. But then my sister did this post. What the heck - I just bought the same rug and Ikea chair as her - so I can copy her on this too. Think you can guess my due date? I'll send you one of my favorite pregnancy treats if you are the closest. (You have till Saturday at 10am Central time) No guessing if you already know. Hint: it is just a little bit after Katie's. I think we are both hoping for girls :)