Pregnancy #3

*Cravings:
I have craved lots of things, but these are the few that have been consistent and urgent....
- Syrup
- Fry sauce (generally with fries).
- Brownies (with ice cream or without)
- Mexican food
Jaxen might be having sympathy cravings. He wants pickles and waffles for breakfast lately.

*I was sick the longest with this pregnancy. The last time I threw up I was 18 weeks. I thought I was going to die (I didn't). My doctor put me on Zofran to help with the nausea because I had lost almost 10 pounds. If I ever get pregnant again, I might just request Zofran from the beginning. . . .

*I have a different feeling about this baby because she is a girl. Not better or worse, just different. I don't know how to have a girl. Tights and bows overwhelm me. Boys do not require accessories.

* I am really grateful to be pregnant. I want this baby. I have wanted all my babies (even the surprises). I try really hard not to take motherhood for granted. I'm really blessed to be a mom.
That doesn't mean being pregnant, or being a mom is easy. It's not.

*I have carried this baby very low (which is how I also carried Tyler). Little old ladies in the grocery store, like to stop me and very knowingly say that they can tell I am having a boy because of how low my belly is. I used to try and tell them it was a girl, but I quickly found it was easier to just agree.

* We will be the first in among Tim's brothers to have more than two kids. Tim is the youngest of five boys, so there's a chance we could be the only ones to have more than two. Most of them claim they are done having kids.

*I think my boys will miss my pregnant belly. It has many uses. It's really fun to drive cars on during church, it's a good surface for battles between action figures, and Jaxen likes to sit on my lap and lay his head on it when he is tired. Oh and of course they like to watch it move.

*We are planning on naming the baby Madelinn Louise. That way she is named after both of her Grandma's (my mom's name is Linn and Tim's Mom's middle name is Louise). We will probably call her Madee (or Manny as Jaxen calls her). Or maybe even Madee Lou.

*My wedding ring doesn't fit and I have grown an extremely attractive pair of cankles.

*This baby wakes up every morning with the boys. Usually about the time Tyler wanders into my room and starts talking, she starts wiggling around. This gives me hope, that maybe she will sleep during the night....

* I am rather uncomfortable and big, yet I don't have the same urgent "GET THIS BABY OUT OF ME!" feelings I had around this point of my other pregnancies. I don't know why this is. I am fairly content to let her come when she comes... .the only thing I hate is being a ticking time bomb. Not knowing when is what bothers me. I hate trying to be prepared for an event that could occur at any time. I'm afraid to get behind on the laundry and dishes. It seems silly to bring my "hospital bag" with me every time I go into Salt Lake, but what if I go into labor? Then someone would have to go and fetch it.... you see the dilemma?

* I can't go anywhere without someone making reference to basketballs or watermelons. People are so clever...

* I wonder a lot what this baby will look like. My boys are just duplicates of the husband (which is totally fine with me... it wasn't just his charming personality that captured my attention). I wonder if she will look like her brothers, If she will have red hair...

*I have been much more emotional this pregnancy. I am not normally a cryer. This may also have to do with how hectic this year has been. I also get what we like to call "pregnancy rage", but I got that during all three pregnancies. It's a good time.

13 Weeks

I kind of forgot about our trip to California until I was looking for an earlier pregnancy picture.

20 Weeks
Jaxen's Birthday Party

25 Weeks

Orange Day

29 Weeks (or something like that)

This was right before going to dinner with some other knocked up friends.

Around 34 weeks

35 weeks (I think)

Don't mind the cell phone quality picture.. but doesn't he look comfortable?

36 Weeks

This is me and Tim's brother, Dave, on the 4th of July.
My belly is full of baby... his is full of kidney transplants.

39 Weeks

2 Days until my due date....
When do YOU think I will have her?
If somebody guesses right on,  maybe I will give them a prize....