16 Weeks

I don't know why but 16 weeks has always seemed like such a big deal to me. With all of my pregnancies. I guess being that close to half way just makes it more real or something. It's hard to imagine that in less than a month we will most likely know the gender of the baby and be able to get started on the room. How exciting is that.

My stomach has been a bit more sensitive lately. Not in a nauseated way or anything, just much less tolerable of junk. I don't like the way I feel when I eat first thing in the morning. I also have a seasonal habit of eating my own weight in candy corns every fall and this baby just isn't having it. I always feel strange after eating them. Kind of light headed. It's sad really. I guess I'll just have to double my intake next year.

I have dreamt of the baby several nights in a row. Last night I had the weirdest dream that right after the baby was born we adopted a little girl from China and were taking care of two babies. Don't get me wrong that would be great, just a strange thing to dream when we're not in the adoption process or anything. In another dream I had the baby and immediately began dreading going back to work. I don't work outside of the home so I found that a little strange.

I don't really feel like I have any major pregnancy symptoms anymore. Aside from an ever growing belly that is. No real sickness, headaches, or excessive fatigue to speak of. I'm tired, but I think that's to be expected. I continue to be amazed at how natural the girls are about this pregnancy. It's like they just always knew there would be more. They don't act jealous or nervous at all. Chiggie talks quite a bit about where she will be, what will happen if she's at school etc. We just reassure her that as the time nears we will make all of the appropriate plans and she'll know exactly what is going on. At this point I can't imagine being close, but I know in due time.