guessing game

is this little peanut a boy or a girl??

what in the world are we going to name it?? (ideas welcome!)

and when is it coming??

{cast your vote in the poll to left or in comments...winner gets to name our child*}

*yea right. how about bragging rights??

meanwhile...

i'm waddling around in ultra "nesting" mode (basic baby preparations/nesting plus a new year)... basically i'm hurrying to accomplish in the next week my new years resolutions that have carried over for the past 3 years mixed with a few other to do's:

• update blog (just updated 8 outdated blog posts in record time)
• create private blogs to journal about the girls individually
• clean up and back up all computer files, video, pictures
• upload/ burn to dvd all family videos (still on the upload/assemble phase)
• burn pictures to cds by year
• finish baby projects/preparations
• create yearly family blog books
• print family album pictures
• update our family miracles/blessings book for this past year
• decide on a name for the chil' (delegating this one to steve...if its a boy. thought it was time to let go of a little control, especially since the babe is due the day before his birthday. so can i check that off??)
• finish reading The Book of Mormon by the time baby comes
• develop a whole lot of patience. fast. especially during the bedtime hour. (shoot. little nervous about this one)

i will not lie. i'm really nervous about baby #3. really. the first baby was an adjustment, but i was ready for it. the second was more to juggle but they entertained each other so well and have just become the best of friends. and the third?...well, i've always just heard people say things like, "expect your world to be turned upside down when baby #3 comes. outnumbered, even with 2 sets of hands. and really hope i don't end up just trying to survive each day rather than enjoy it with these precious little ones. i'm nervous if i'll have enough patience to parent 3 children, alone, while steve is at school/work (see above goal). i'm nervous that we'll be more burdensome to my generous in-laws who are allowing us to live in their basement (will i be able to pick up after the kids? make dinner? contribute with the help around the house??).

not trying to be pessimistic. just realistic. with no surprises. and then hoping i'll say to myself, "oh, this isn't so bad."

any other "no surprises" tips/information/ideas are much appreciated...please.

{on a sweeter note, madeline and hannah are already OBSESSED with baby...baby is already apart of our family. baby is regularly kissed, hugged, snuggled, loved via my tummy. baby receives daily words of love, especially from madeline. baby is prayed for by two big sisters atleast twice daily. and baby has been included in all of hannah's family portraits since october. this baby is and will be loved. now that's for sure.}