13 Weeks

I thought I'd take a minute while the boys are playing and post a little update on the pregnancy. This pregnancy has reminded me a lot of Carson's, although it has still been different in many ways.

I've been craving anything tomato, which I've done with every pregnancy, however it was a lot milder with Jonas. With this pregnancy (as with Carson's) I feel like I can never get enough of tomato or tomato based foods. Jeff says the sure way to tell I am pregnant is when I start eating or wanting chips and salsa. Apparently back around the first part of April I had told him I was craving chips and salsa. He had jokingly asked me if I was pregnant and I had told him I wasn't . Apparently I was wrong.

I've been getting horrible sleep as I am up 2-3 times a night using the bathroom. Also, I've been super tired all of the time, but my blood tests didn't show that I was anemic. Maybe its that this time around I have two little boys to chase after. My biggest fear right now is that someone will stop by unexpected and see my undone dishes and me in my jammies lying on the couch. I'm usually obsessed with keeping things clean, but I've had absolutely no energy! I have several sewing projects calling my name (sorry Val, your quilt still isn't done!) but usually the call of the couch wins out.

Another thing different with this pregnancy is that I have dropped 12 pounds in the first trimester. I think it mostly has to do with an aversion to smells. This is the first time I've been sensitive to smells during a pregnancy. I have to be careful about what I eat or what I am around. And I haven't wanted to eat a lot because about 75% of food smells gross to me. I've especially been sensitive to the Scentsy smells. My warmer is hardly ever on because I just can't handle strong smells. I keep all of my inventory in our spare room and I have to keep the door shut so I don't smell it. This is probably the main reason why I haven't sold much the past few months, even though we really could use some extra money right now.

I've been asked a lot what I think I'm having. I think it is a girl this time around, but that could be and probably is 95% wishful thinking! With Carson I felt all along that it was a boy, but I really wanted a girl so I just settled with telling people I wasn't sure. With Jonas I knew right away that it was a boy. This time I've felt like I'll finally get a girl, but if its another boy we will still love and cherish him. The other day we got a box from my mom and in it was package of pink onesies. Jeff asked me why she sent girl onesies and I told him that we are "thinking pink" this time around. I know if we do have a girl that my mom will go crazy with buying clothes. She went all out buying girl stuff for my niece Abbie.

I think Jeff and I are ready for a girl, but we know chances are we'll have another little guy. It seems like some sort of curse in the Birch family to only have children of one gender. Whatever this baby is, it will definitely be a welcome, if somewhat surprising, addition to our family.