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No, not necessarily the baby (although once I though I MIGHT have) but I’m starting to FEEL pregnant. Just this last week I feel like I’m big. And I’m not liking it. 🙁 Frumpy looking too. Today marks our 16 week mark. We have our gender ultrasound set up in March and we’re very excited for it…the kids are too.

Here’s what our 16 week mark says about where we are: Get ready for a growth spurt. In the next few weeks, your baby will double his weight and add inches to his length. Right now, he’s about the size of an avocado: 4 1/2 inches long (head to rump) and 3 1/2 ounces.

Let’s see…Steve’s been gone since Friday but luckily for me the kids have been fabulous! They love talking on the phone and it makes me laugh listening to what they tell him. Spencer likes to tell every single thing that happened throughout the day…Evie likes to describe everything she sees – “mommy here, Spencer here, Evie here, and cup and plate…” etc etc etc. Such silly kids. They’re helping me count down the days for Daddy to get back. I can’t wait! The house seems SO much more quiet without Steve and his snoring. (Love you babe!)

Today hits our 15 week mark. Only 5 more weeks til we find out if Evie is right, or Spencer is. Babycenter is saying the baby “measures about 4 inches long, crown to rump, and weighs in at about 2 1/2 ounces” – or about the size of an apple. I can feel my tummy getting a little harder between my pelvic bone and belly button and I’m guessing it won’t be much longer until my bump forces me to do the rubber band trick. I’m still feeling fairly well except for the daily headaches. I’ve been told that it’s more common in pregnant women so I don’t need to worry. My dad said maybe I’m getting them because of chocolate withdrawals since sweets don’t sound too appealing to me when I’m prego. LOL

Steve’s been super busy this semester. His homework is just taking TONS of time out of his life so I usually only get to spend some time with him on the weekend and mainly when he’s ready for a break. So it’s kind of sad but I’m just praying he’ll be able to continue so well for the rest of the semester.

Spencer is starting to read!!!! I love his preschool! Miss Jamie has the kids reading the BOB books which are great for beginning readers. We have ‘sight words’ that we’re working on with him as well as the BOB books. He’s so excited that he’s starting to read. So are we!

Evie is…well, female. She’s been so cute lately, but then again she’s been so emotional too. Everything she does she says “Please I…” like “Please I throw this away” or “Please I play on the floor”, etc. I’m glad she’s saying please and being so nice but she asks about everything! She’s cute though.

Today is our 14 week mark. Babycenter.com says “Your baby can now squint, frown, grimace, pee, and possibly suck his thumb!”  LOL It’s also the size of a lemon. Sounds good to me.

14 weeks

I’ve been feeling fine except for a few things. I found out that if I miss a meal, I throw up…and that if bread SMELLS like mold (even though I checked and it was fine…but there were pieces in the bag that started to mold…ick) I’ll throw that up too. Also, for some reason, I end up with a headache almost every night. It usually starts around 6 or 7 and if I don’t take something for it, my head is killing me by the time I hit the pillow. I don’t like taking too much Tylenol so I try to wait it out but some nights I just have to take some. Not sure what that means or if I’m missing something (iron maybe?) but I need to figure something out.

Evie is still insisting it’s a girl…Spencer is still hoping for a boy. I think we’re going to take the kids with us when we find out – I think it might be fun for them to be there when we find out. That way they can see what i mean about the ultrasound machine. I tried to explain that it “takes pictures through my tummy” of the baby…but I think they’re imagining my tummy opening a little for the machine. Who knows what kids are thinking…but maybe this will help. LOL About 6 more weeks til we find out. My next appointment is next Thursday so we’ll see how everything is looking.

yep…I’m out of my 1st trimester. Yahoo! I’m at 13 weeks…

Babycenter.com says the baby is about 3 inches long…about the size of a medium shrimp. Mmmmm….shrimp…. LOL

Here we are this week: