Ok so yes this is a journal entry! I know some people prefer the long dialogue scenes but I love giving you a deeper understanding of Katniss. Another bonus is the next entry will be up one week from today not two! (Nov 14) I would also like to share with you a new Tumblr blog I created to give you a visual of the story- PLEASE CHECK IT OUT! Also I am so happy with the number of people viewing this story! It is great amount! However the numbers of reviews are incredibly low! It is hard to write a story when given very little feedback so please guys leave me a comment and share your thoughts. As always follow me on twitter TributeGirlEm and thanks so much for reading XO


Boy or girl? Girl or boy? Today, Peeta and I are finding out the gender of our baby. I find it weird when other mothers tell me that when they were pregnant, they could almost sense the sex of the baby. However, with myself, I do not feel anything leading me to believe it's one sex over the other. Other people may seem to have their own guesses to what the baby will be. Almost everyone I talk to thinks we are going to have a boy. Haymitch, Delly, Johanna, Annie; they all believe it's a baby boy. Even at the bakery, the blue pastries have been much more popular than the pink. However, Peeta seems to think differently. He is pretty much the only one who thinks the baby will be a girl. When I ask him why, he never has a true answer. He always just refers to it as a "feeling" he has always had.

For me, however, I do not think it is going to matter what gender the baby will be. Boy or girl, I don't really care as long as he or she is born healthy. I'm not really sure why people make such a huge deal about the gender. I mean no matter what, I know I will be just as blessed. I hope my experience will be somewhat like Annie's. I hope this baby will have the power to calm all my fears; that when I hold him or her for the first time, my world will feel fulfilled.

Sometimes at night when Peeta lies asleep next to me, I just lie there feeling my baby's movements. Lately, it's been most active during the night. If I'm lucky, I can place my hands onto my belly and feel a tiny foot or fist come into contact with my palm. I have also taken more notice to things like how the baby is most active when I lie on my right side or when I walk around in the woods, but I feel the most movement when I eat any of Peeta's pastries. I wonder if the baby will enjoy baking just as Peeta does. Maybe that is something they can enjoy together as our child grows.

Lately, Peeta has been mixing paints and coming up with ideas in order to paint the nursery. The second we get home from our ultrasound, he wants to begin the preparations. He wanted to wait until we found out the gender to begin. He told me that I am not allowed to see the room until he is done. I think many mothers-to-be would be concerned about that. I however, am definitely not. I trust my husband's judgement, especially when it comes to anything artistic. I know this project means a lot to him and that he will put his heart and soul into it.

So, in a few hours, this baby will no longer be referred to as "it", but a he or a she. The sex of our baby will be revealed. I will be learning whether or not I am bringing a little girl or little boy into the world.


I hope you guys enjoyed! Thank you to my beta for editing! Another thing I just wanted to share, is when the next chapter goes up you will find out the babies gender, I will be posting a poll for you all to vote on baby names {even though I think I already have one ;) } Be sure to follow me on twitter for sneak peeks and updates!