November 28, 2005

What I haven't been telling you

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I'm in my twelfth week, due June 17th. This sonogram image (I assure you the baby was much less fuzzy in live-action) was from 8 1/2 weeks.

Oh, the knitting I'm going to do. I've already bought a few Dale of Norway baby books and am dreaming of colorwork sweaters with ducks and ladybugs and chickens, and am definitely going to be making a pullover with a sea lion on it. I'll post photos of potential baby projects in the days to come.

And hell yes, we want to know the sex. Life has enough surprises. I want to know who's in there as soon as possible. (For example, who is this person who drives me to consume and enjoy large quantities of orange juice when my logical brain knows damn well that I don't like orange juice.)

Posted by cari at November 28, 2005 06:31 PM
Comments

OMIGOD!!! Cari, that is SO GREAT!! Congrats! (Could I possibly fit ANYMORE exclamation points in this comment?!??!?!!!)

Posted by: Libby

And you must let me know where I can send you a pair of baby booties. :)

Posted by: Libby

Wow!! Congratulations!

Posted by: Lauren

Fantastic ! Many congratulations !

Posted by: Emma

Congratulations!!

Posted by: Kat

Mazel Tov!

Posted by: Cara

YAY!! Congrats!

Posted by: Elabeth

WAAAAAAAAAAOWWWW!!! CONGRATS!

You really surprised me. What wonderful, happy news!

Send me your snail mail, k?

kaarin XOXOX

Posted by: kaarin

CONGRATS! Such Happy News!

Posted by: Rebecca

Congratulations!!!!

Posted by: Julie

Holy Hannah! Congratulations! Sonograms are so cool looking.

Posted by: Adele

Congrats!!!! And Blessings!!!!

Posted by: Kim

Mwah!

Posted by: Norma

oh my gosh! congratulations!

Posted by: jody

Congrats!

Posted by: Liz

Oh! Beautiful...

Posted by: Lizzie

Oh! Beautiful...

Posted by: Lizzie

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Awesome! Congrats! YIPPEEEE!!!

Posted by: Christie

Congratulations!!!! I wish I had known how to knit when I was pregnant!

Posted by: Carole

How exciting! :) Congratulations!

Posted by: Kim

wonderful news. warmest congratulations.

Posted by: anna

OMG, Congrats! News of little ones is always exciting to hear!

Posted by: Angela

Congratulations! What wonderful news!

Posted by: Kelli

Get out!!!! I'm so happy for you guys and aren't you a sly one for keeping mum (get it, mom?) about this!!! Congratulations!

Posted by: Carole

Oooh! I'm so happy for you! I can't wait until I'm ready to have babies! I envy you the knitting.

Posted by: TheBon

Oh wow! A tiny person! Inside of you! The world amazes me constantly. Congratulations!

Posted by: keli

Congrats! How exciting! Oh, the knits, oh the knits!

Posted by: Beth

Oh congratulations! Wonderful, wonderful news - happy knitting!

Posted by: Jo

Congratulations! You're going to have a gemini, uh, UFO. Or something. Well, whatever it is, it will be a gemini, and that's the main thing.

Posted by: Lala

Congratulations to you and Billy!!
xoxoxo

Posted by: Irene

How wonderful! And exciting! Congratulations!

Posted by: Rachel H

Congratulations! I wish you an illness-free pregnancy and a fast, easy delivery when the time comes.

Posted by: Kate

Congratulations on the upcoming addition to your family.

Mercury and Calliope sends their "Congrats" to Diego and Sadie too. :)

Posted by: Christy

Congratulations!! That is very exciting!

Posted by: Pea

How wonderful! Congratulations to all three of you!

Posted by: Silvia

Congratulations!! *clink* (with glasses full of orange juice!)

Posted by: Vicki

CONGRATS! THAT'S SO EXCITING!

And yes, I had to know the sex of both of my kids ahead of time too. And I wasn't even a knitter back then.

Posted by: Amy

Well, it's a boy, or it's a girl. What's the surprise in that? Three weeks passed already?!

Posted by: valentina

Congratulations! Your doggies will have a two legged sibling! :) I found out the sex of both of my children on the sonogram - I couldn't stand the wait! I had guessed wrongly both times...

Posted by: stephanie

Great! Now we can all knit fab baby gifts instead of pastel pablum.

You and Billy will make wonderful parents.

Posted by: claudia

I think S/he's already smiling.

Posted by: jackie

Congrats! How exciting for you! I'm one of the few holder-outers who doesn't want to know (when the time comes!) - but I love to know when I'm knitting something! :)

Posted by: Jenn

Congratulations!!!

Posted by: Melissa

:-)

tee hee.

Posted by: amandamonkey

Wow! Congrats--and good for you, finding out the sex!

Posted by: Anita

A new little cousin! I'm so, so excited. Congratulations - what a year for you!

Posted by: sarah

I'm so excited for you guys! That is one lucky baby.

Posted by: regina

What exciting news - congratulations!

Posted by: Bliss

Wait...is that...do I see...by golly, it IS. Kid's already making the RAWK ON sign.

Posted by: Em

Congratulations! Yep, that about sums it up.

Posted by: Faith

Wow! Second babe-to-be I heard about today!! Many happinesses to you!

Posted by: pattie

A jelly bean! How sweet. ;)

Posted by: Andrea

let me add to the CONGRATULATIONS!!! as well :)

Posted by: gleek

Oh, Cari, congrats!

As I told my sister when I heard I was first going to be an uncle, "That's gonna hurt."

;-)

Posted by: David

Um, Billy? Might want to start thinking about an addition to the house. You know... for all the new yarn and knitted baby gifts.

Congrats, you two.

Posted by: Iris

The second I saw the title, I knew. And I also have to admit, I now have tears in my eyes...

Can I knit little person a black jean jacket? ;-)))

Hooray for both of you! That's wonderful news! May your little bean demand that you want chocolate. For the first four months, believe it or not, that's all I could stomach. Matzoh and chocolate. Bizarre. Then it was Korean food for two months.

This, uh, explains a few things about Twinkletoes ;-)

Bisoux!!!!!

Posted by: Lee Ann

Oh, wow! Congratulations!! That is just fantastic news!!!!

Posted by: Deb

Delurking to wish you hearty congratulations (and woo hoo for another Gemini - we're fun to raise!)!!

Posted by: Jenni

Congratulations!

Posted by: naomi

Congratulations to you both!

Posted by: Jennifer

CARI! Congratulations! I know you'll have a lot of fun knitting for the little one...

Posted by: Liz in Crystal Lake

congrats!

my heart skipped a happy beat when I saw the picture - I'm going to blame it on the rotation I'm in the middle of, but honestly I think the grin on my face is because you're going to be great parents. (the magical ultrasound that announces the gender is as wonderful as the "it's a ______" at the delivery...)

Posted by: Kristen

Long time lurker, just want to say CONGRATS!!!

Posted by: Katherine

Wooooooooooo!!!!
Congrats! What excellent news!

Posted by: Cassie

Another lurker pops up to say Congratulations!!!

Posted by: melissa

Congratulations! Take very good care of yourself and the little one!

Posted by: Agnes

I thought I heard baby rumblings coming from your direction. Be it boy or girl, the source of your OJ glugging will be welcomed by all. Congratulations!

Posted by: Sarah

I thought I heard baby rumblings coming from your direction. Be it boy or girl, the source of your OJ glugging will be welcomed by all. Congratulations!

Posted by: Sarah

Oh my goodness! Congrats, Cari and Billy! That is so freakin' awesome. Sending big hugs your way!! :)

Posted by: Carrie

Amazing! Congratulations! How many babies can say they've been to Ragdale?

Good job Billy!

Posted by: spaazlicious

WOW - wonderful! Congratulations!!! Cheers!

Posted by: Kimberli

Cari, Congratulations! How amazing! It must've made your residency especially... welcome. If you can believe this, I'm also starting my 12th week. My EDD is June 20th. So I can completely empathize with the need for massive quantities of orange juice and I'm imagining your time away was time well spent, but also included lots of naps. I hope you're feeling well and I hope everything goes as smoothly as possible. We'll have to share notes on all the strange things our bodies are going. :) Happy for you!!

Posted by: Karma

reading your post brought back a host of memories.. craving milk like mad my first trimester, craving choclate like mad my third. calling the baby "she" during delivery, and still getting irked because the doc didn't tell me the sex right away.. lol. gonna be alot of fun! congrats!

Posted by: Teresa

Ok, then. Which Dale sweater? ;-)

Posted by: Cassie

congratulations!!!

Posted by: meowgirl

Congratulations!!!

I had a thing for orange juice too when I was pregnant with my daughter. It was weird...first thing in the morning I'd go for a huge glass of OJ - to calm my stomach of all things.

Posted by: jeni

Congratulations to you and Billy from a Swedish lurker who's been around reading your blog for a couple of months now....

Posted by: Anna

Congrats! And what a great due date (it's my anniversary). :)

Posted by: jaya

Congratulations!!! I felt Sasha do what felt like a butterfly flip in my tummy at thirteen weeks. It's a magical time :D Happy Knitting!

Posted by: Tiffany

Congratulations!!!!

Posted by: froggy

Congrats!!
My first pregnancy I craved hot dogs with sauerkraut. Orange doesn't seem so bad. :)

Posted by: Je

Oooh, Cari, what fantastic news! Many congratulations to you and Billy.

Posted by: marrije

Oh! Cari congratulations, I'm so happy for you both... muchísimas felicidades guapa, un gran abrazo,
Lía

Posted by: Lia

OH MI WOW!!! COngratulations Cari!!!

Posted by: stinkerbell

PS- I have knit the Dale of Norway ladybugs.... and would suggest you have someone else finish it for you. I needed a bottle of wine to get up the gumption to cut through all that pretty color work I did. And I needed more wine to mourn the ladybug I had to cut in half :)

Posted by: stinkerbell

Picking up jaw...

Wow Cari! I am so happy for you! So many pregnant bloggers! I love having all of these little stories to follow.

We decided to not find out the gender and I admit, it has been sooo hard not to know. It is definitely making this last month seem long...I just want to meet this little person.

Posted by: Sarah

Congratulations! That is fantastic news!

Posted by: jacqueline

I love blogging! I'm so happy to be able to share your news. Congratulations!

Posted by: Noo

Congratulations! That's so exciting!

Posted by: Pigwotknits

Fantasic news congratulations :-) I am sure it won't matter if it's a boy or a girl you will have them knitting as soon as they can hold the needles properly anyway.

Posted by: janine

Yea for you! Congratulations!!! What fun to knit for a baby! Jane

Posted by: jane

...OH! Wow!!! Congratulations, Cari!
Lucky, lucky little baby. :)
xox

Posted by: Mandy

Congratulations!!! Best wishes, hugs, and kisses.

Posted by: Christiane

Congratulations!!! What an exciting time this will be in your life!

Posted by: Kim

Congratulations. Can't wait to see your next beautiful work of art! What a lucky baby.

Posted by: Annette

Congratulations Cari and Billy! That's one lucky kid to have you two as parents!!

Posted by: Christy

YYYYYYYAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYY!!! Congratulations that's fantastic news! And well done keeping your secret until 12 weeks - I didn't last two days. Oh the joy that is headed your way. Sleepless nights, constant hunger, heartburn. Right there with ya, babe!

Posted by: melanie

Joining everyone else wishing you sincerest congratulations. Motherhood is just awesome; I still marvel at it and my "baby" is turning 20 in March! Enjoy that juice!

Posted by: delia

Congrats again, sweetheart. You just know that's going to be one well-dressed peanut with all the Dale of Norway you'll be doing and all the stuff we'll be doing for you...

Posted by: Jenn

Congratulations! What wonderful and exciting news.

Posted by: Leanne

Congratulations and best of luck! I hate bananas and the only time I enjoyed eating them was when I was pregnant. Baby knows what it wants, and momma better listen.

So did yo know you were pregnant while you were away at Ragdale? What an wonderful place for you to begin growing a new person!

Posted by: LaurieM

Well. It would seem that my bootee obsession doesn't seem so stupid now.

Congratulations Mama. Can't wait.

Posted by: stephanie

What wonderful and exciting news! Congrats to both of you. I'm so impressed with your secret-keeping skills...

Posted by: J Strizzy

Fantabulous!

Posted by: neysa

congrats! :)

Posted by: maeve

wheeeeeee!!!!

Posted by: brenda in toronto

My heart leaps for you...I hope that you have a happy, healthy pregnancy Cari.

Posted by: Dani

You're going to have more baby booties than you know what to do with :)

Congrats!

Posted by: Amber

Congratulations Cari!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Best of luck

Posted by: Betsy

Congratulations! Since you are having OJ cravings, you might want to check out the Just Squeezed pattern at the link below. I haven't made it, but I thought it was funny when I ran across it! :)

http://www.bonniefranz.com/babies.html

Posted by: kendall

congratulations, cari. i'm sure you'll be deluged with handknit baby items very very soon.

Posted by: karen

hooray! congratulations to you both.

And this confirms that you are indeed a real superstar because you were writing your butt off during the toughest part of pregnancy.

you'll be a fabulous momma.

Posted by: Steph

Congrats!

Posted by: Nadia

Congratulations!

Posted by: Jennifer

Congratulations to you and Billy!

Posted by: Gina

Congratulations to you and Billy! What wonderful news! yay!

Posted by: elisa

You big sneak! Congratulations!!! Will you consider allowing others to knit for your baby as well? Or can we at least send you some orange juice?

Posted by: Sneaksleep

Let me add my deep congrats! Go read "Operating Instructions" by Ann Lamott. It will mean so much right now.

A writer mom? Nothing No Thing better.

Posted by: Juliette

How wonderful! Congratulations!

Posted by: margene

Mazel Tov!

Posted by: Cindy

Oh my God! For a second I thought I was on the wrong blog! :-)) Congratulations. How very fun!

Posted by: LeAnne

congratulations!

Posted by: megan

wheee! congratulations to you!

Posted by: heather

Best blessings and wishes to you, Cari! Do you feel like a lot of life's Big Things are coming at once? *sends a hug*

Posted by: Bettina

WOW! Congratulations! What and amazing Fall this has been for you, eh?

Posted by: Kellee

Onnea, congratulations! Wonderful news. :-)

Posted by: terhi

Wow! I did a double-take when I went to your blog and saw that sonogram image. But what great news! Congratulations. I know we've never met but I am entirely sure that you will make a really great mom.

Posted by: susan

Yay for you!!!! I hope the baby will have your curls. :-)

Posted by: TAMARA

Congrats! I see a lovely knitted wardrobe in this childs future!!

Posted by: Marie

Such lovely news. Babies are happy-making.

Posted by: Juno

Wonderful news...congratulations!

Posted by: MIchelle

Well the baby knowsa damn well that orange juice e.g. folic acid is ESSENTIAL. Cromgrats to the baby for thinking ahead ;-)))
And congrats to you. Babies are just great :-)

Best wishes
Petra

Posted by: Petra

Yeah! We should all do a CariBillySadieDiego Baby sock knit-a-long! It is the funnest way to use up left over sock yarn and you can't have too many socks for the wee one.

Posted by: Laurie

Many many congratulations for you and Billy - enjoy the ride :)

Posted by: Alison

OMG!!
i feel like it's my own sister who's pregnant! this is so exciting!

congratulations!!!!!!!!

Posted by: maria

Congratulations, you must be so excited (and tired!)
Be sure to do as much knitting as you can before the baby is born, because you'll be too tired to knit much afterward. I didn't knit for a while after my first child was born, (although I was getting my master's degree at the same time, so I really didn't have any free time!)
I really enjoyed the feeling I got making blankets for both of my babies.
Congrats again!

Posted by: Marie

Congratulations! Too bad we can't see if the baby's got yarn-hair...

Posted by: anne

Congratulations!!

Posted by: eyeleen

Hahaha, awesome! That is so so great! And I'm 'laughing' because whenever I fantasize about the kids I hope to have, the knitting I can do for them is a large portion of the warm fuzzy feeling I get.


It's really nice to hear this happens to other knitters, because I feel slightly guilty about it.

Posted by: Cirilia

WOW WOW WOW! Congrats Cari, what fab news! A baby, a book, a new house, what a great year it's been for you!

Posted by: Kristine

Teensy!! What a cute fuzzy little- well I can't really tell what I'm looking at, but your insides are quite lovely, dear.
It was so good to see you! Wish we had more time. Someday when I've done my time in Ohio...
besosbesosbesos
and next time I wanna meet the kitten!

Posted by: serena

Yay! Congratulations again, to you and Billy.

And I think Em's right: it's the Prenatal Rock On (PRO)!

xoxoxoxoxxx

Posted by: alison

CONGRATULATIONS!

Posted by: Oiyi

THAT IS GREAT!!!!!!!!

Posted by: Morgan

Congratulations and Happy orange juice drinking to you!

Posted by: allison

Congratulations!

And re: the sea lion sweater, do you have a pattern for this item, or is it something that you'll be crafting. I'm going to need one of those, too (eventually - not now).

Posted by: Sarah

Congrats! That's so exciting!

Posted by: carrie m

one word...WAHOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

Posted by: marie

Congratulations!!

Posted by: Lolly

That's wonderful news! Congratulations!

Posted by: Karen

Oh My!!!! Congratulations Mom-to-be!!!! What great news!

Posted by: Shelley

Congratulations! I was obsessed with citrus when I was pregnant, too.

Ah, you haven't lived until your own baby has spit up all over the gorgeous sweater you just made for him.

New ears for Sadie and Diego to clean!

Posted by: Frith

Congratulations! I was obsessed with citrus when I was pregnant, too.

Ah, you haven't lived until your own baby has spit up all over the gorgeous sweater you just made for him.

New ears for Sadie and Diego to clean!

Posted by: Frith

Cogratulations!! What exciting news!

Posted by: MeBeth

Yay! Congratulations on the little one! Can't wait to see all those ducks and sea lions.

Posted by: Dana

Wow!
Congratulatons!

Posted by: Camilla

WOW! congrats. I am so happy for you 2!

Posted by: anj

Congrats!!

Posted by: Sara

Happy Dance!! Just the best wishes ever sent your way!
(((hugs)))

Posted by: knitnana

OOOH! Congrats Momma Cari!

Posted by: Julia

Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: Elizabeth

Congratulations!

Posted by: Gina

Good luck to you, Cari! Keep those needles clicking -- there is nothing like the feeling you get when you see the baby you created in the clothes you created :-).

Posted by: Dani

Mazel Tov! I can't wait to see the seal sweater!

Posted by: Jenna

Congratulations! I can't wait to see all the neat baby knits!

Posted by: emily

Dude!!!! OMG!!! Congratulations!!!
Oh, the baby knitting that will go on! I can see it now!!

Posted by: pippy

I am floored. Congratulations.

Posted by: Marie

Congratulations, the time will fly by.

Posted by: Tracy

Congratulations you guys!

Posted by: Chrissie

Congrats to you and the little peanut!

Posted by: Becca

CONGRATS!!!
Hello there, little bean!
You know we shall all demand your snail mail so that we can bombard you with booties and cunning little hats, don't you?
Wishing you much healthfulness and orange juice!

Posted by: Kel

Wow! I didn't see that coming at all! I'm so happy for all three of you :)

Posted by: Vicki

HOORAY!!!

So you were working on a whole lot at that residency of yours!!

Posted by: Anne

Babies steal yarn, too! Hooray!

Posted by: Emily

oh my! wow! congratulations!!! i love knitter moms. ;)

Posted by: lynette

Wow! That rocks, congrats!

Posted by: caro

Many congrats to you. So happy for you.

Posted by: Jeanine

Congratulations!!! I'm so thrilled for you!

Posted by: Theresa

Delurking to say YAY! I'm so excited for you! Congratulations! May your 9 months be filled with lots of baby kicks and ice cream binges.
Big hugs.

Posted by: heather

Holy mother of God! What great news to wake up to! (As you may be able to tell, I've been sort of oblivious to the 'net lately.) Congrats, and best of luck!

Posted by: Jesus Christ Supercrawford

Mazel Tov -- that's wonderful news!!

Posted by: Kathy

Congrats, and best of luck!

Posted by: Halina

Oh my goodness, I'm very late to this, but congratulations!! And by the way, I think you should knit ALL of the Dale baby picks. How could you possibly choose? KNIT THEM ALL!!

Posted by: Christina

what a wonderful time for you! such great things to knit for the little one! oj - interesting. for me, it was chocolate ice cream. and if i wasn't eating chocolate ice cream, whatever else it was had to have hot sauce!
congratulations!

Posted by: rebecca

I'm one of those lurkers that never comments, but I had to give you my heartfelt congratulations to you and your hubby! That's truly awesome.

Posted by: Wanda