Thanks again, to the rest of you ladies chiming in with congrats!
Ayo, Thank God I don't have eight months to go, only five left!
Bloomie, I went from long and blonde w/out bangs a year ago, to a chin lenght bob in the fall, then colored it dark brown in late fall, then colored it back to blonde in the winter, and added in the bangs this spring. I got a new hairstylist, so I've been having fun playing with new hairstyles and color, and finally got out of my seven year hair rut. Next time I'm doing strawberry blonde with some real blonde highlights (just had my hair dyed all-over blonde today, instead of half head highlights - it's so much cheaper and looks just as good).