The fifth month begins

Saturday marked the beginning of the fifth month of pregnancy and my body is starting to make this a bit more obvious. People at work, who haven't yet heard the news, are starting to ask other workers and then congratulate us after they have confirmed that I'm not just packing on the pounds.

I succumbed to a Dairy Queen craving on Thursday night and also brought some home for John. However, we also followed this with two bike rides over the weekend. We strive for balance. HA!

Because people seem to be asking more often now, I'm going to address finding out what gender the baby is. We want the surprise, at least this first time. Our ultrasound is scheduled for next Tuesday so hopefully we get a good glimpse of him or her then, without finding out what it is.

We've started looking at color schemes for the baby's room. We don't plan on major change but we could add a bit of excitement to an otherwise plain white room. If anyone finds a great farm animal-themed example, let us know. We are leaning towards a deep red/somewhat terra cotta color (hard to describe) but we're open. However, our bathroom is mint green and the kitchen is yellow so we don't really want to match either of these.