Week 16 Update

There is another huge photo, in all of it's "I just woke up and I don't have makeup on" glory.

How far along?
I am 16 weeks and 1 day...only 168 days left
(I accidentally put how many days I was into the pregnancy on the last update - whoops!)

Baby is the size of a...
(an) avocado (according to BabyCenter.com)

Symptoms:
I hate to say anything, in the fear that I will jinx it. But, I feel pretty good. I haven't had a headache in almost a week! I was having them every day there for a while. Overall I feel pretty good. I still have the occasional stretching and pulling feeling; but, I am pretty used to those.

I am in that awkward stage now, where my symptoms are coming to the second trimester plateau; but, I still can't feel the baby kick. So, I just sit and worry that something is wrong. Even my appetite has gotten better. Now the pounds will surely pack on. :{ We will see.

I feel like my face is getting chubbier; but, I also feel like I am super pasty. This will certainly be the worst part of a summer pregnancy. I will be asking about spray tanning at my next appointment; I can't forget this time!

Anything new?
Speaking of which, I have a doctor's appointment scheduled for April 13th. Friday the 13th, to be exact. Does that freak me out? Yeah, it kind of does. I am a bit superstitious. It seriously makes me a tad nervous. But, I will be 18 weeks and we can schedule our ultrasound! I am super pumped about that! I just remember, besides finding out Lucy's sex, how wonderful it was to watch her kick and move. Plus, I loved watching her little heart flicker on the monitor. It is so unreal, as is pregnancy in general.

I just got asked if I had any feelings about the sex, and nope. I wish I did; but, I don't. My motherly intuition isn't speaking to me at all.

It makes me kind of sad to think about finding out the sex sometimes. I am really excited; but, I feel like everyone wants a boy. I feel like if it is a girl, that everyone will be disappointed. I hate that. I seriously don't mind one way or another. I would love another girl, seriously! It was just me and my sister growing up; I don't really even know much about little boys, besides getting picked on when I was little or observing my nephew. I seriously don't have a preference; sometimes I feel like the only one. :(

New with Heath?
Heath totally wants a boy. Parents "aren't supposed to pick a gender preference," or whatever; but, I don't think it is uncalled for. A dad naturally wants a boy to watch play football and to "walk in his footsteps." Mostly I think he just wants to balance out the testosterone and estrogen levels in the house. haha.

The other night we had our friends over. They just had a baby in late December (he is SO cute, by the way). Heath held him for a while and the baby fell right asleep. It was adorable. But, Heath looks at me and says, "This just makes me want a boy even more." I quickly argued, "You didn't do any 'boyish' things with him!"  His response was, "No - boys are more mellow. There isn't any of the drama estrogen."

My husband, the labeler. Imagine the drama estrogen in our house with three girls and a Heath. haha.

New with Lucy?
She hasn't been feeling well lately. We think she has allergies. As a result, she got an ear infection. Fun times. We've been giving her medicine; but, she is a mess. She whines all the time and is super emotional. She gets upset at the oddest things.

We haven't decided if we will take her to the ultrasound yet. I am thinking probably not. They don't have the toys in there, like a doctor's office does. So, we will see.

By the way, Heath is staying home this week to paint Lucy's big girl room! A post will definitely follow!

Anything else?
I know that I was mean mentioning baby names to you all and not telling you our favorite names. It drives me nuts too! When someone has a baby, I immediately search for the name. I always think, "Why don't you just post it for everyone to see?" :) Usually it will just be, "Baby [Last Name]." So frustrating for the nosey people like me! haha. But, I seriously live for baby names. I always have. I don't know why; but, I love talking about them!

I have decided that I won't share our names yet, until we find out the sex. We haven't completely ruled out baby #3 yet (or I haven't at least - haha - I don't know about Heath). So, I don't want the names to be used by name stealers...not that any of you are. You just never know...

Have a great weekend everyone!