I love Eleanor and so does DH, but it's on the list of names prohibited by family members for reasons I understand.

My grandfather took cyanide to combat his liver cancer. He said it made him feel better.

The black humor portions of my brain are amused in all the wrong ways.

Which in a way was better than the reaction of the second-to-last grandparent: "Oh, you're having a boy? I wanted a girl." and no communication since.

There is absolutely no excuse for that. None.

I'm all kinds of impressed!

Me too! Also, my throat's all dry and I'm dripping sweat. SO sexy.

Oh, Raquel. I'm so sorry! What...I just...some people, some times. Let the Buffistas be your family with this. We're THRILLED for you, and will be just as thrilled no matter the sex, or anything else. Much love to you, girl. This must be so hard.

I went to school this morning for my 9:30 class. In between classes (my next isn't until 12:30), I stopped by the Honors' lounge to check my e-mail and whatnot. When I opened up to the Internet, the university's website came up. It said that school was closing at 12:30pm, so I don't have any more classes today. I'm actually kind of disappointed. I really want to get this semester started. So, I headed to the bookstore, got Emily and my books and headed home. It's so nice to be home!

The black humor portions of my brain are amused in all the wrong ways.

That's the right and proper reaction, as far as I can tell.

We've tabled discussing baby names until later. Trying to anticipate the various relatives input makes my head hurt.

I have a dumb job related dilemma. I've got this long-term temporary thing going where I'm a secretary. It's very easy and my boss is a nice guy and the pay is okay considering how undemanding the job is. i'll have been doing it for 6 months in a couple of weeks. The thought of doing it for longer than 6 months gives me the heebie-jeebies. Should I just suppress the hell out of that? If I quit, I could probably look forward to series of temporary jobs with similar responsibilities and pay, but some variety.

I want to quit, but it seems impractical.

I want to quit, but it seems impractical.

I've thought of this many times.

I'm never sure why people who don't have to actually raise the child themselves even care about the gender. What sort of plans could they have had that your husband's wilful sperm has now ruined?

If it were me, I'd probably hang with it for a while, if it was OK, and I wasnt' missing any other opportunities by staying. Especially since you'll likely be taking some time off once the baby arrives.

Why mess with a good thing, that's my motto.

That's what I'm thinking, Nora. Just gotta convince the trapped rodent that's trying to take control of my brain.

lisah! That's so cool! Dripping sweat is very sexy on rock stars. It's a known fact.