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.)

370 Comments on “What I haven’t been telling you”

  1. OMIGOD!!! Cari, that is SO GREAT!! Congrats! (Could I possibly fit ANYMORE exclamation points in this comment?!??!?!!!)
    Posted by: Libby

  2. And you must let me know where I can send you a pair of baby booties. 🙂
    Posted by: Libby

  8. WAAAAAAAAAAOWWWW!!! CONGRATS!

    You really surprised me. What wonderful, happy news!

    Send me your snail mail, k?

    kaarin XOXOX
    Posted by: kaarin

  11. Holy Hannah! Congratulations! Sonograms are so cool looking.
    Posted by: Adele

  18. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Awesome! Congrats! YIPPEEEE!!!
    Posted by: Christie

  19. Congratulations!!!! I wish I had known how to knit when I was pregnant!
    Posted by: Carole

  20. OMIGOD!!! Cari, that is SO GREAT!! Congrats! (Could I possibly fit ANYMORE exclamation points in this comment?!??!?!!!)
    Posted by: Libby

  21. And you must let me know where I can send you a pair of baby booties. 🙂
    Posted by: Libby

  27. WAAAAAAAAAAOWWWW!!! CONGRATS!

    You really surprised me. What wonderful, happy news!

    Send me your snail mail, k?

    kaarin XOXOX
    Posted by: kaarin

  30. Holy Hannah! Congratulations! Sonograms are so cool looking.
    Posted by: Adele

  37. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Awesome! Congrats! YIPPEEEE!!!
    Posted by: Christie

  38. Congratulations!!!! I wish I had known how to knit when I was pregnant!
    Posted by: Carole

  41. OMG, Congrats! News of little ones is always exciting to hear!
    Posted by: Angela

  43. 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

  44. 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

  45. Oh wow! A tiny person! Inside of you! The world amazes me constantly. Congratulations!
    Posted by: keli

  48. 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

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

  52. Congratulations on the upcoming addition to your family.

    Mercury and Calliope sends their “Congrats” to Diego and Sadie too. 🙂
    Posted by: Christy

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

    Posted by: Vicki

  56. 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

  57. Well, it’s a boy, or it’s a girl. What’s the surprise in that? Three weeks passed already?!
    Posted by: valentina

  58. 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

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

    You and Billy will make wonderful parents.
    Posted by: claudia

  61. 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

  65. A new little cousin! I’m so, so excited. Congratulations – what a year for you!
    Posted by: sarah

  68. Wait…is that…do I see…by golly, it IS. Kid’s already making the RAWK ON sign.
    Posted by: Em

  72. OMG, Congrats! News of little ones is always exciting to hear!
    Posted by: Angela

  74. 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

  75. 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

  76. Oh wow! A tiny person! Inside of you! The world amazes me constantly. Congratulations!
    Posted by: keli

  79. 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

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

  83. Congratulations on the upcoming addition to your family.

    Mercury and Calliope sends their “Congrats” to Diego and Sadie too. 🙂
    Posted by: Christy

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

    Posted by: Vicki

  87. 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

  88. Well, it’s a boy, or it’s a girl. What’s the surprise in that? Three weeks passed already?!
    Posted by: valentina

  89. 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

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

    You and Billy will make wonderful parents.
    Posted by: claudia

  92. 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

  96. A new little cousin! I’m so, so excited. Congratulations – what a year for you!
    Posted by: sarah

  99. Wait…is that…do I see…by golly, it IS. Kid’s already making the RAWK ON sign.
    Posted by: Em

  101. Wow! Second babe-to-be I heard about today!! Many happinesses to you!
    Posted by: pattie

  104. 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

  105. 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

  106. 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

  108. Delurking to wish you hearty congratulations (and woo hoo for another Gemini – we’re fun to raise!)!!
    Posted by: Jenni

  111. CARI! Congratulations! I know you’ll have a lot of fun knitting for the little one…
    Posted by: Liz in Crystal Lake

  112. 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

  116. Congratulations! Take very good care of yourself and the little one!
    Posted by: Agnes

  117. 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

  118. 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

  119. Oh my goodness! Congrats, Cari and Billy! That is so freakin’ awesome. Sending big hugs your way!! 🙂
    Posted by: Carrie

  120. Amazing! Congratulations! How many babies can say they’ve been to Ragdale?

    Good job Billy!
    Posted by: spaazlicious

  122. 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

  123. 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

  126. 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

  127. 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

  128. Congrats! And what a great due date (it’s my anniversary). 🙂
    Posted by: jaya

  129. Congratulations!!! I felt Sasha do what felt like a butterfly flip in my tummy at thirteen weeks. It’s a magical time 😀 Happy Knitting!
    Posted by: Tiffany

  131. Congrats!!
    My first pregnancy I craved hot dogs with sauerkraut. Orange doesn’t seem so bad. 🙂
    Posted by: Je

  132. Wow! Second babe-to-be I heard about today!! Many happinesses to you!
    Posted by: pattie

  135. 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

  136. 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

  137. 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

  139. Delurking to wish you hearty congratulations (and woo hoo for another Gemini – we’re fun to raise!)!!
    Posted by: Jenni

  142. CARI! Congratulations! I know you’ll have a lot of fun knitting for the little one…
    Posted by: Liz in Crystal Lake

  143. 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

  147. Congratulations! Take very good care of yourself and the little one!
    Posted by: Agnes

  148. 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

  149. 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

  150. Oh my goodness! Congrats, Cari and Billy! That is so freakin’ awesome. Sending big hugs your way!! 🙂
    Posted by: Carrie

  151. Amazing! Congratulations! How many babies can say they’ve been to Ragdale?

    Good job Billy!
    Posted by: spaazlicious

  153. 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

  154. 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

  157. 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

  158. 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

  159. Congrats! And what a great due date (it’s my anniversary). 🙂
    Posted by: jaya

  160. Congratulations!!! I felt Sasha do what felt like a butterfly flip in my tummy at thirteen weeks. It’s a magical time 😀 Happy Knitting!
    Posted by: Tiffany

  162. Congrats!!
    My first pregnancy I craved hot dogs with sauerkraut. Orange doesn’t seem so bad. 🙂
    Posted by: Je

  163. Oooh, Cari, what fantastic news! Many congratulations to you and Billy.
    Posted by: marrije

  164. Oh! Cari congratulations, I’m so happy for you both… muchísimas felicidades guapa, un gran abrazo,
    Lía
    Posted by: Lia

  166. 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

  167. 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

  169. I love blogging! I’m so happy to be able to share your news. Congratulations!
    Posted by: Noo

  171. 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

  172. Yea for you! Congratulations!!! What fun to knit for a baby! Jane
    Posted by: jane

  173. …OH! Wow!!! Congratulations, Cari!
    Lucky, lucky little baby. 🙂
    xox
    Posted by: Mandy

  175. Congratulations!!! What an exciting time this will be in your life!
    Posted by: Kim

  176. Congratulations. Can’t wait to see your next beautiful work of art! What a lucky baby.
    Posted by: Annette

  177. Congratulations Cari and Billy! That’s one lucky kid to have you two as parents!!
    Posted by: Christy

  178. 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

  179. 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

  180. 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

  182. 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

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

    Congratulations Mama. Can’t wait.
    Posted by: stephanie

  184. What wonderful and exciting news! Congrats to both of you. I’m so impressed with your secret-keeping skills…
    Posted by: J Strizzy

  188. My heart leaps for you…I hope that you have a happy, healthy pregnancy Cari.
    Posted by: Dani

  189. You’re going to have more baby booties than you know what to do with 🙂

    Congrats!
    Posted by: Amber

  192. congratulations, cari. i’m sure you’ll be deluged with handknit baby items very very soon.
    Posted by: karen

  193. Oooh, Cari, what fantastic news! Many congratulations to you and Billy.
    Posted by: marrije

  194. Oh! Cari congratulations, I’m so happy for you both… muchísimas felicidades guapa, un gran abrazo,
    Lía
    Posted by: Lia

  196. 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

  197. 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

  199. I love blogging! I’m so happy to be able to share your news. Congratulations!
    Posted by: Noo

  201. 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

  202. Yea for you! Congratulations!!! What fun to knit for a baby! Jane
    Posted by: jane

  203. …OH! Wow!!! Congratulations, Cari!
    Lucky, lucky little baby. 🙂
    xox
    Posted by: Mandy

  205. Congratulations!!! What an exciting time this will be in your life!
    Posted by: Kim

  206. Congratulations. Can’t wait to see your next beautiful work of art! What a lucky baby.
    Posted by: Annette

  207. Congratulations Cari and Billy! That’s one lucky kid to have you two as parents!!
    Posted by: Christy

  208. 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

  209. 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

  210. 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

  212. 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

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

    Congratulations Mama. Can’t wait.
    Posted by: stephanie

  214. What wonderful and exciting news! Congrats to both of you. I’m so impressed with your secret-keeping skills…
    Posted by: J Strizzy

  218. My heart leaps for you…I hope that you have a happy, healthy pregnancy Cari.
    Posted by: Dani

  219. You’re going to have more baby booties than you know what to do with 🙂

    Congrats!
    Posted by: Amber

  222. congratulations, cari. i’m sure you’ll be deluged with handknit baby items very very soon.
    Posted by: karen

  223. 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

  228. 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

  229. 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

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

  235. 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

  236. WOW! Congratulations! What and amazing Fall this has been for you, eh?
    Posted by: Kellee

  238. 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

  239. Yay for you!!!! I hope the baby will have your curls. 🙂
    Posted by: TAMARA

  240. Congrats! I see a lovely knitted wardrobe in this childs future!!
    Posted by: Marie

  243. 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

  244. 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

  245. Many many congratulations for you and Billy – enjoy the ride 🙂
    Posted by: Alison

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

    congratulations!!!!!!!!
    Posted by: maria

  247. 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

  248. Congratulations! Too bad we can’t see if the baby’s got yarn-hair…
    Posted by: anne

  250. 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

  251. 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

  252. 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

  257. 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

  258. 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

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

  264. 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

  265. WOW! Congratulations! What and amazing Fall this has been for you, eh?
    Posted by: Kellee

  267. 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

  268. Yay for you!!!! I hope the baby will have your curls. 🙂
    Posted by: TAMARA

  269. Congrats! I see a lovely knitted wardrobe in this childs future!!
    Posted by: Marie

  272. 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

  273. 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

  274. Many many congratulations for you and Billy – enjoy the ride 🙂
    Posted by: Alison

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

    congratulations!!!!!!!!
    Posted by: maria

  276. 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

  277. Congratulations! Too bad we can’t see if the baby’s got yarn-hair…
    Posted by: anne

  279. 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

  280. 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

  281. 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

  282. Yay! Congratulations again, to you and Billy.

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

    xoxoxoxoxxx
    Posted by: alison

  286. 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

  291. Oh My!!!! Congratulations Mom-to-be!!!! What great news!
    Posted by: Shelley

  292. 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

  293. 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

  295. Yay! Congratulations on the little one! Can’t wait to see all those ducks and sea lions.
    Posted by: Dana

  299. Happy Dance!! Just the best wishes ever sent your way!
    (((hugs)))
    Posted by: knitnana

  303. 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

  305. Congratulations! I can’t wait to see all the neat baby knits!
    Posted by: emily

  306. Dude!!!! OMG!!! Congratulations!!!
    Oh, the baby knitting that will go on! I can see it now!!
    Posted by: pippy

  309. 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

  310. Yay! Congratulations again, to you and Billy.

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

    xoxoxoxoxxx
    Posted by: alison

  314. 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

  319. Oh My!!!! Congratulations Mom-to-be!!!! What great news!
    Posted by: Shelley

  320. 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

  321. 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

  323. Yay! Congratulations on the little one! Can’t wait to see all those ducks and sea lions.
    Posted by: Dana

  327. Happy Dance!! Just the best wishes ever sent your way!
    (((hugs)))
    Posted by: knitnana

  331. 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

  333. Congratulations! I can’t wait to see all the neat baby knits!
    Posted by: emily

  334. Dude!!!! OMG!!! Congratulations!!!
    Oh, the baby knitting that will go on! I can see it now!!
    Posted by: pippy

  339. 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

  340. Wow! I didn’t see that coming at all! I’m so happy for all three of you 🙂
    Posted by: Vicki

  341. HOORAY!!!

    So you were working on a whole lot at that residency of yours!!
    Posted by: Anne

  343. oh my! wow! congratulations!!! i love knitter moms. 😉
    Posted by: lynette

  347. 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

  348. 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

  351. 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

  352. 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

  353. 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

  356. 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

  357. Wow! I didn’t see that coming at all! I’m so happy for all three of you 🙂
    Posted by: Vicki

  358. HOORAY!!!

    So you were working on a whole lot at that residency of yours!!
    Posted by: Anne

  360. oh my! wow! congratulations!!! i love knitter moms. 😉
    Posted by: lynette

  364. 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

  365. 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

  368. 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

  369. 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

  370. 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