Frequently Asked Pregnancy Questions

Q: Is Mr. Anderson the father?
A: How dare you, yes.

Q: When are you due?
A: Dec. 2

Q: How are you feeling?
A: Apart from the back thing, the fact that I can't sleep (hence me up at 4 am now), the fact that most food repulses me, and and the morning sickness, I'm OK. It definitely hasn't been a glorious Angelina Jolie pregnancy, though.

Q: Any nicknames?
A: The Gote, Triscuit, Wyatt, Wyetta, Wynotta, WhyIOtta, (Thanks to my father-in-law, anything that can be derived from "Wyatt".)

Q: Are you going to name it Wyatt?
A: No

Q: Then why are you calling it Wyatt?
A: Only 5 minutes after finding out we are going to have a baby, my FIL declared we should name it Wyatt. That inevitably set off a traditional Anderson naming game - which means it's going to be called Wyatt for a little while, then Wyatt begins to turn into every nickname the family can think of for Wyatt. It's hard to explain, but truly hilarious.

Q: Are you craving anything?
A: Bourbon. Specifically, Maker's Mark.

Q: Hahah. That's funny. Seriously, what are you craving?
A: Seriously, Bourbon. It smells like heaven.

Q: You're not drinking Bourbon are you?
A: Ummmm. Of course not. Noooo.

Q: Are you showing?
A: That depends. I think I just look like I had a burrito for lunch, but the other day while I was looking at a summer dress, a 19 year-old Nordstrom saleswoman called me out with "I have a couple of pregnant ladies who also have bought that dress. It works well for maternity!" DOH!

Q: Do they know at work?
A: Well, the Nordstrom girl freaked me out. So I'm telling everyone this week.

Q: Wait -- are you still flying to Denver?
A: Yes.

Q: What? How?
A: Very carefully.

Q: That must suck.
A: Was that a question?

Q: You're not going to keep doing that, are you?*
A: I'm modifying my schedule slowly. Over the next few months, I'll be working more and more from home. By October 1, I'll be working from home entirely.

Q: Are you going to find out if its a girl or a boy?
A: Nope. We're going to be surprised.

Q: How does your mother like that?
A: She thinks we're crazy, and has just decided to assume it's a girl. If it ends up being a boy, it will have to be cool enough to wear pink.

* Actually, this question has only been asked (in horror) by my mom.