20 Questions

The baby questions...for me they’ve gone a little something like this…

Pre-Kids...

How many kids do you want?

Are you thinking of having kids?

Are you trying?

Are you pregnant?

Are you READY for kids?

While Preggers...

When are you due?

How many weeks are you?

Have you been sick?

How are you feeling?

Do you know what you’re having?

Are you going to find out what you’re having?

What do you want (gender)?

What does your husband want (gender)?

Did you want that?  (once you’re telling people the gender)

Have you thought of names?
Do you have a name? 
Are you telling the name? (usually followed by 'Come on, you can tell me the name'" after we tell them we are not sharing the name until he is born)

What’s the nursery going to be like?
Have you felt him moving?

Are you breastfeeding?

Are you having a c-section/giving birth naturally?

Where are you giving birth?

Are you going back to work?

What’s your maternity leave like?

Are you READY for kids?

The questions range from reasonable to absurd…my LEAST favorite is the “Are you READY for kids?” question.  Both my husband and I cringe, even though we know people are 99.99% well-meaning when they ask this of us and not actually questioning our ability to keep the baby alive.  We have 3 dogs a horse and each other and no one has kicked the bucket yet…we’ve endured broken bones with the horse, tummy aches from all the animals and this year the joys of major surgery for one of our jack russells.  Sleepless nights, poop in our bed…we’re experts.  

At least the baby can wear a diaper unlike one of our dogs who refuses to be housebroken (good thing for him he’s the cute one). 

VERY cute...VERY leaky!

I smile, I answer the questions asked as best I can and for that one annoying question I’ve just started saying “Well, if it turns out we’re not, are you volunteering to adopt him?”…haha!  I mean, there's no getting out of the predicament of pregnancy I'm currently in at this point in the game ;)