How am I feeling?

This pregnancy seems so different, but so much the same. I am still having the nausea and definitely a picky eater. But picky in different ways. I want seafood all the time and honestly nothing else sounds appealing. Dairy grosses me out. Meat is uninviting. I eat it, but its not something I look forward to.

I can't believe that I am almost half way done. That scares me. I am excited and looking forward to the baby coming. It will be wonderful to be able to have two. All of the crazy challenges will just have to stay away hehe.

Should we find out or not?

Oh man, its coming down to the wire. In 11 days Justin and I could find out whether the baby is a boy or a girl... and well we are pretty sure that we want to be surprised. But now, knowing that it is coming up, I am having my doubts! Am I a party pooper? I don't know! I just don't know if I am going to go crazy or not at the end not knowing...dah!

Dr. Appt - 16 Weeks

I very happy to say that today Eva and I got to hear our precious baby's heart beat for the first time! Last time the Dr. said that he could hear it, but I honestly couldn't and it made me a little bit worried. I have a short video of the Doppler reading (the heartbeat) to share with everyone! The only issued that the doc was concerned about was that I haven't gained any weight. I assured that I am just eating healthier and actually exercising for a change so it must be balancing out :).

Justin and I are pretty set on being surprised about the sex of the baby this time around. There is an old wives tale that says if the baby's heartbeat is faster or slower then that can indicate that its a boy or a girl - just by the doppler reading. DON'T TELL ME WHAT THE WIVES TALE IS PLEASE! But today I mentioned that to the doctor and asked what the heart beat leaned toward. She said, "its 145 - right in the middle". So! I am taking that as a sign that the surprise is the way to go for us. So nobody ruin it, hehe.

Brother or Sister for Eva?

That is the question. I may have spoken too soon when I told Aimee I wasn't crazy about being surprised. I finally got warmed up to the idea of being surprised by the gender, and now she is over the idea. She wants to find out for fear of all green and yellow clothes everywhere. I told her I am still open to the idea, but I don't think she wants a surprise anymore. I can't blame her; as now we are getting closer to the next ultrasound and it is within our power (probably, anyway) to find out if Eva is getting a sister or brother.

Eva tells me she wants a sister every time I ask. I hope she handles it well when she gets a baby brother :)

First Trimester? Adios!

Well I am 13 weeks today! I have been feeling so much better overall. I still feel tired and have my nausea moments, but excited to see that I am out of the woods and into the light. Our next ultrasound is on October 14th. Eva loves to talk to the baby in Mommy's tummy and give him/her kisses. I'm getting a little "bump" in the front... here we go!

So often I think to myself, "oh my gosh I can't believe we're doing this again." I think I'm more scared this time than last time, but more relaxed at the same time. Its very strange. I am so excited I just hope that I will really step it up and be what these little guys need me to be!

Mulling Things Over

Justin here, Aimee's been doing the updates and I haven't in a while. So I found out about Aimee wanting to be 'surprised' about the new baby's gender - not by her telling me - but by reading this blog! Hmmph.

I am very "type A" and this is generally not something I am comfortable with. Planning, foreseeing, solving, those are my things. I have no problem with a natural birth - I am not that bad where I insist on knowing the due date... but being surprised by the gender is something I would like to do after we have both a girl and a boy, thus we would already be 'prepared'. Plus Aimee doesn't like getting lots of green and yellow "gender neutral" clothing. And we all know that is what everyone buys you -- clothing -- no matter what you ask or register for.

So how would this work? I guess I have a few weeks to think about it...

A Surprise?

I'm thinking about possibly being surprised about the sex of this baby... It just seems like it would be such an exciting moment! We'll see.