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The baby is the size of a turnip. Only a few more weeks and we’ll know the gender. We’re so excited!

A girl in my ward (13) asked me why I dyed my hair to blond…my response: “Steve said he wanted to date a blond so I figured I’d better do it or he’d find someone else!” Not sure if the 13 year old appreciated the humor as much as I did.

But, it’s true…I went blond and short again…I’ve been feeling very frumpy… I haven’t been “blond” since high school and right after into some of the college/single years. I was brunette before I met Steve so he has never known me with blond hair. I knew he wanted to see it sometime so I figured while he was away on business that I’d do it and surprise him.

My friend, Cami, does my hair. I had her cut it (A-line) and then came back for a color. I’m starting to get used to it…not getting taken back by the blond looking at me in the mirror…so it’s really starting to feel like it’s me again. LOL Here I am:

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:

We’re 12 weeks today…they say the baby is the size of a lime. Almost out of my first trimester!

I had to make a page… 🙂

Okay, now that we went to our first visit and we visually know there’s something there…it’s time to share!

So last February (’09) we found out we were pregnant…not because I took a home test or anything, but because something wasn’t happening that should have (you catch the drift, right?). After 3 months I had my doctor’s appointment and he told me it showed up positive. We did an internal ultrasound, but other than the placenta forming, nothing was visible. Dr Young thought it was maybe too early to see anything so I went in the following week for another ultrasound. Dr Young apologized and said I had a “miscarriage”…I’ve also heard others call it a “ghost pregnancy”. The body thought it was pregnant but there was never a baby. Steve and I didn’t take it hard…we didn’t actually feel like we were pregnant physically or emotionally. So it wasn’t too hard to “deal” with. My body did not have it’s ‘monthly cycle’ all year long. I wondered if something was going on and that my two cute kids was all we were supposed to have…and we were okay with that. We are luckier than others who can’t or have to have extra help getting a child. Monthly visit came once and Steve and I were “content” with our little family. Well, I guess you shouldn’t fool yourself into being content cause Heavenly Father had other ideas. 🙂

I was getting tired early and wanting naps in the afternoon…I wanted to sleep in (which is normal) but wanting to sleep until 11 or noon was a bit extreme even for me. That was when I figured I should take a test. My family kept teasing me at Thanksgiving that I was pregnant, and to prove to them that I wasn’t, I stole a test from my sister, Annette, right before Thanksgiving dinner. There…I proved it…no more teasing me. But in December I finally stopped by the store and grabbed a test. Positive. Looks like I was a liar at Thanksgiving dinner! 😐 oops!

When I went in for my appointment, we told Dr Young about the Thanksgiving test and he thought maybe we were not as far along as we originally guessed. He measured the baby (and thank goodness there was only 1! Dreaming of twins made me nervous!) and the due date was right on. I’m at 11 weeks (and 1 day as of today). Due August 11, 2010. But now the fun begins and I get to see if I go 2 weeks early like with Spencer, or really preemie (6.5 weeks) like with Evie. Hopefully no earlier than that! Maybe 2-3 weeks? That’d be nice…or maybe Aug 2 so the baby can share a b-day with Uncle Matt…or Aug 8 to share with Uncle John. Who knows! 🙂

Here’s where we are:

the baby is the size of a fig (and it’s showing it compared to a quarter…which when spencer saw this, said “Can I have the money?” LOL)

So, I almost posted this on Facebook, but then I realized my boss is on Facebook and out of town so I need to wait until next week when he gets back so I can have a little chat with him. Wish me luck!

Our New Years week was quite fun and full of activities…mostly cleaning and dejunking. We did spend some time outside of the home and with friends and family:

Mini Golfing with Mike, Nicole and Gavin:

We had a small get together for New Years. By midnight, all the kids where at home in bed (or upstairs in bed) and 3 of us stayed up to ring in the new year with Super Mario Brothers Wii. Love how we each have our own bottle? Well, we had more bottles to ourselves still in the fridge! We stayed up til 3:15 when Matt left and then hit the pillows around 3:30 AM. YAWN!

On Saturday we went sledding with Joel and Annette and kids. Spencer wasn’t worried but it took a bit of convincing for Evie. She only wanted to go down with Steve or me, mostly me, but after a while she decided she would go with the others. We had a grand old time!

Love Lauren’s screaming face!

There goes Evan…

Always smiling

There he goes again!

Come here little girls…I’m going to get you!

Yeah…that’s me sitting on Steve’s lap on a little disk made for 1.

And now Annette and Joel’s turn

Keep it PG please! There’s kids around!

L-O-V-E this picture of Annette and Joel!

Love this one from far away…up close it looks like my one cheek is swollen and the other cheek has shape to it. ick

Dramatic, Dying Lauren

See…she learned to love it…and has an open mouth in most pictures.

He he he he he…had to put these up

Does he look like a 4-legged animal to anyone else, or is it just me?

The end.