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16 weeks and counting

Well we are 16 weeks pregnant and know we are having a little boy in May.  According to my plan with my doctor, if everything goes on schedule and without complications, we will have an induction on May 9, 2011.  I hate to say it but i like having it all planned out and hope we can keep on that track unless baby comes early which i doubt considering my other two children both had to be induced. It works out perfect cause my father-in-law has to take his 2011 vacation by the end of this year, so he can plan to be off around baby time to help with our other two children and possibly my out of town family can make plans to be in town on the baby's arrival which has never been possible before.  Some people have been looking at me like crazy and think planning it out is crazy but hey i like my life organized and everything on the calendar..it keeps me focused.

So far this pregnancy i have had many ups and downs.  I was miserable first trimester and lost about 5-6 pounds from nausea and exhaustion.  Then i had a week or so of feeling okay then the heartburn and vomiting started while the other symptoms calmed down.  Currently this week i have been doing well and have had none of the above symptoms, knock on wood, but i am not holding my breathe that i am symptom free yet.  This child knows he is the last and wants me to remember it well. 

According to my Dr. apt yesterday i gained 3 lbs this month but i had just left the Chinese restaurant and ate 2 plates so full i could barely walk afterwards...i assume it was at least 2 lbs of extra stuff so i am thinking i am up a pound or so which is great...lol.  We will see what they say at my next apt. in January after eating well for the holidays! I would love to keep this pregnancy around 15-20 lbs total so i have been eating much healthier and being so sick has drastically changes the amounts of food i eat and frequency of my meals.  I still crave sushi 24-7 and anything super spicy but i am trying not to eat the spicy things later at night to limit the heartburn. 

I finally feel like i look pregnant but lots of people say i barely look pregnant, i assume they are just being nice cause i am overweight and it is hard to tell, lol.  Family on the other hand have noticed i have lost in some places and gained in the belly so i feel confident they aren't gonna lie, right?

I love that the kids kiss my belly and talk to my belly, i think it is adorable to see them kiss me and tell him good night when they go to sleep at night.  I think Hailey is starting to get excited even though she didn't get the sister she wanted so desperately.  She seems to understand when i tell her that just means i can spoil her more and we can have more time together just the two of us while daddy keeps the boys busy! After i told her that she sounded a little bit more reassured.

I have been organizing all my stuff and getting rid of the girl things and taking inventory of everything i have but won't really start shopping until after the holidays and Christmas since i have no clue what i will be getting and if any of it included baby stuff which i assume it will!  We don't need many big things except the car seat.  I need bottles, new sheets, a baby bath, and lots of clothes and a cool diaper bag but we have basically everything else already. 

I am excited for this holiday season and even more excited for the upcoming year.  The first week of January we get our 20 week ultrasound and will get confirmation on how our baby boy is doing and that he is for sure a baby boy...but we think the pictures are very convincing.  I have added a couple of pictures for your enjoyment taken by either my 7 year old daughter or my 2 year old son, so don't except perfection but they are still cute!