Maybe we caught her at a bad time

This evening while playing in Adeleigh's bedroom, Rico came to join us. He sat beside Adeleigh's pile of beads and pennies, and Adeleigh scolded him, "No, Swiper. Don't touch the treasures." So, Rico (a.k.a. Swiper) got up and walked out.
We giggled.

Phaeton - "Adeleigh, do you like Rico?"
Adeleigh frowned - "No, I don't like Rico."
Me - "Do you like Nubi?"
Adeleigh, still frowning - "No, I don't like Nubi."

We giggled again, recognizing that it was approaching bedtime and that she really does love her pets.
Then, I asked a question that I thought would lighten her mood and make her smile. I was wrong.

Me - "Adeleigh, do you like the baby in Mommy's belly?"
Adeleigh - "I don't like Baby if it's a boy. I only like Baby if it's a girl."
Me - "Oh. I'll bet you would like it if you had a baby brother."
Adeleigh - "No, I only want a baby sister."

Recognizing that it was late and approaching bedtime, no matter what we find out in five short weeks, we're pretty sure Adeleigh will love the baby no matter what.

:)

The Princess

Princess -
[prin-ses] (noun):
1. a female sovereign; a daughter of royalty
2. a girl who is so cute, her parents let her rule the house
3. Adeleigh

Examples, as witnessed in the Gaglio home -

To wake up in the middle of the night sobbing, demanding that before anyone gets any more sleep, both of the princess's feet must be kissed. (And since it was 3 a.m. and everyone really needed more REM time, both feet were quickly kissed.)

To wake up in the middle of the night, crawl out of the princess bed and into Mom and Dad's queen, push everyone to the edge so that [said princess] can sleep horizontally, and actually get away with it - every. single. night.

To wake up at two in the morning in Mom and Dad's bed, demanding a cereal bar, a bowl of strawberries, a glass of milk and a movie.

To actually get three out of four middle-of-the-night demands, on any given night.

To convince Mom and Dad, night after night, that it's time to get a King-size bed - - - for the princess, of course :)

Adeleigh
[add-a-lay] (noun)
1. a girl considered to have the qualities or privileges of a princess

Reasons I must be pregnant

Other than the countless days of nausea that left me glued to the couch, here are a few strong indicators that I have a human being growing inside of me:

I hate the news.
I love celebrity gossip.
I cry at Starbucks, Subaru and diaper commercials on a regular basis.
For the first time ever, I bought a jar of pickles at the grocery store. And for no apparent reason, other than it just felt like the right thing to do.
I keep losing and forgetting things.
I eat everything.

If you ask my husband how he can tell I'm pregnant, apparently:

I sit like a man.
I hate the news, but insist on watching it anyway.
I bore him with celebrity gossip.
I cry at everything.
I keep demanding that he buy me a Subaru.
I lose the mail key - every day.
I eat everything. And what's left uneaten, is probably spilled or stained on my clothes.
And my favorite -
I'm always right. :)