What started out as a small post about guessing the baby’s gender has turned into something oh so much more and I’m happy to announce that I’ve decided to start an OFFICIAL “Guess the Wahmmy’s Baby Gender” Contest.

Originally, I was going to give the first person to correctly guess baby’s gender a prize, but with the donations I’ve got coming in, I can’t just narrow it down to one winner, besides that you’ve only got two choices to pick from and some people may see that someone has already beat them to the punch and guessed their choice and then not post at all. Well, that wouldn’t be any fun now would it?

I want to make it interesting and give you all a chance to win something so I’ve decided that I’ll instead make it a bit more fun for EVERYONE who wants to get in on the betting.

So, onto the details about how you can WIN! I’m making this easy on you here, you only have to do one thing:

Post your answer (guess) to this question, “Will the newest addition to the Lewis household be a Drake (boy) or a Sierra (girl)?” in the comments section of this post. That’s it…told you it was easy!

On December 6th, 2007 (the day after we find out whether we’re having a Drake or a Sierra) I’ll randomly draw (with the help of both of my boys) names from the correct guesses and each person will receive at least one prize. The first person to guess correctly out of all entries will also win an additional prize.

btw…If you guess wrong…you’ll have to blame that one on the hubster, I had nothing to do with it!;)

Sounds fun doesn’t it? Well, whatcha waiting for…get to guessing! Have a great weekend everyone!

I’ve already received some awesome prize donations and will be back to let you know what you could win in a few days, once I get everything together. In the meantime, I’m still accepting donations, so if you’ve got something you would like to donate to the contest that you think any mom (WAHM or not) would enjoy please do the following:

1. Shoot me an email to arika3 @ gmail .com (without spaces) with the subject line “Prize Donation.”

2. In the email please be sure to include the dollar value of your product and any other information (including links and graphics) about your donation.

3. Accept my sincere thanks for being a part of this!

Slow down for just a minute to read this. It is so worth it. Touching words from the mouth of babes.

A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds, ‘What does love mean?’ The answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined. See what you think:

‘When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn’t bend over and paint her toenails anymore. So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too. That’s love.’
Rebecca- age 8

‘When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different.
You just know that your name is safe in their mouth.’
Billy - age 4

‘Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on shaving cologne and they go out and smell each other.’
Karl - age 5

‘Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your French fries without making them give you any of theirs.’
Chrissy - age 6

‘Love is what makes you smile when you’re tired.’
Terri - age 4

‘Love is when my mommy makes coffee for my daddy and she takes a sip before giving it to him, to make sure the taste is OK.’
Danny - age 7

‘Love is when you kiss all the time. Then when you get tired of kissing, you still want to be together and you talk more. My Mommy and Daddy are like that. They look gross when they kiss.’
Emily - age 8

‘Love is what’s in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen.’
Bobby - age 7 (Wow!)

‘If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate.’
Nikka - age 6
(we need a few million more Nikka’s on this planet)

‘Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it everyday.’
Noelle - age 7

‘Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are still friends even after they know each other so well.’
Tommy - age 6

‘During my piano recital, I was on a stage and I was scared. I looked at all the people watching me and saw my daddy waving and smiling. He was the only one doing that. I wasn’t scared anymore.’
Cindy - age 8

‘My mommy loves me more than anybody You don’t see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night.’
Clare - age 6

‘Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken.’
Elaine-age 5

‘Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford.’
Chris - age 7

‘Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day.’
Mary Ann - age 4

‘I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new ones.’
Lauren - age 4

‘When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you.’ (what an image)
Karen - age 7

‘Love is when Mommy sees Daddy on the toilet and she doesn’t think it’s gross.’
Mark - age 6

‘You really shouldn’t say ‘I love you’ unless you mean it. But if you mean it, you should say it a lot. People forget.’
Jessica - age 8

And the final one — Author and lecturer Leo Buscaglia once talked about a contest he was asked to judge. The purpose of the contest was to find the most caring child.

The winner was a four year old child whose next door neighbor was an elderly gentleman who had recently lost his wife. Upon seeing the man cry, the little boy went into the old gentleman’s yard, climbed onto his lap, and just sat there.

When his Mother asked what he had said to the neighbor, the little boy said, ‘Nothing, I just helped him cry’