32 weeks and counting!

Well, it's been months since I've updated the blog (not that I'm making tons of people really sad by this). I am now 32 weeks pregnant. 8 more to go (or possibly less, but doubtful if thsi pregnancy is like the others).

We've had a total of 3 ultrasounds this pregnancy. The 20 week and 31 week ultrasound both confirming another girl! We're very excited and Annika and Kiersten are EXTREMELY excited! I'm pretty sure we've finally landed on a name for her which is nice to know and nice to read the paper or watch movie credits, etc without trying to read every name to come up with ideas!

As far as the pregnancy goes, I know that people have it way worse, and I am so thankful to be pregnant at all with a healthy baby, but......I seem to not be able to escape ANYTHING this time! Here's my last 7 months:

-Strong cramping early on in the pregnancy from week 4-week 7 or 8
-Throwing up 5-6 times a day starting at week 7
-Knocking that down to 2-3 times with taking Zofran (the miracle drug) 2-3 times a day until week 22
-Still throwing up a few times a week since then....but SO much more tolerable now!
-Getting some sort of pnemonia in week 10 after having a cough for 6 weeks straight and being told by the doctor that I had to stay in bed and farm out my kids for 48 hours (um, sounds good to me)!
-Breaking my toe the night before Kiersten's birthday (the first day I finally felt "over" the bad morning sickness) and having to get it reset in the ER and wear a boot for 4 weeks
-Getting the flu at 27 weeks
-Getting multiple coughs throughout the pregnancy that I can never kick
-Having Restless Leg Syndrome the last few months
-Having hormonal insomnia for a couple of weeks
-And this morning, waking up with pink eye!

It really has been more humorous (though I've had my share of emotional meltdowns) than anything looking back on it.

I really just CAN"T WAIT for this baby to be born! Maybe it's all just making my anticipation that much stronger. I'm so excited to have 3 girls....hopefully I make it through their middle school and high school years!

So....8 more weeks and we'll officially be a family of 5!!!

Kiersten is 2!

I can't believe that my little girl is already 2 years old today! She, on the other hand, thinks she is much older. We started the day off with a breakfast of Monkeybread and opening her presents. She was SO excited this morning when she saw all of her presents. She kept just saying her favorite word "MINE"!

She's saying many more words within the last month or so which is so much fun to hear what she has to say. She also loves, jumping, dancing, dressing up and singing (just notes, no words)!

She also loves to flash the cutest smile right before doing anything devious, then right after again to get out of trouble.

Last night while getting ready for her birthday, I was helping Annika wrap the presents that she got her and while going from one room to another, I stubbed my toe on the doorframe...it killed but I didn't think too much of it since this is a frequent occurance, until looking at it and noticing that it was sticking out sideways from my foot...gross! So, we packed up the girls in their PJ's, dropped them off at a friend's house and went to the ER to find out that it was indeed broken. Of course, when we got home, we still had to wrap the presents with Annika because you can't change things on a 4 year old!

First comes love, then comes marriage...

...Then comes the baby in the baby carriage!

Annika told me at dinner tonight that if she ate a lot, she would get a big tummy and have a baby. She really wants to have a baby. I told her earlier today that she had to be old like mommy first. She said that she IS old and is already a mommy to her babydoll so she's ready for a real one.

Tonight, I told her she has to be married first before having a baby. Later, we were looking at some pictures of a wedding and she looked up and asked if when girls get married, do they have to go right from the wedding to the hospital to have a baby?

Ice Cubes?

Annika cracks me up with her curious questions about me being pregnant. The other day when we were driving around, she asked me if all of the water and lemonade and orange juice that I drink is what the baby can float in. I told her that yes, what I drink helps protect the baby. She then asked if the water would dry up. I told her no, that God made this water special to protect the baby. She thought about this and then asked "Does God make ice cubes in your tummy for the baby too? I think the baby wants ice cubes!"

Big news!

Big news in the Hinson house! I'm pregnant with baby #3!

I'm 9 1/2 weeks along, but slightly wishing I was 39 1/2. My due date is May 17th, my sister Lisa's birthday. We had an ultrasound on Monday and got to see the baby's heartbeat and got to see the baby moving quite a bit which was very exciting. Amazing how a 9 week old baby is already moving it's head and arms and legs!

Ultrasound Video

Annika and Kiersten are very excited to be big sisters, especially Annika though. She asks me all of the time how big the baby is now and if it is growing strong. This is how I came across her yesterday in her room....HILARIOUS! Apparently, she says she remembers coming to the hospital to visit me when I had Kiersten 2 years ago! She said that I was the doctor and I had to push on her back to get the baby out. I guess she's heard people talking about pushing...so funny!

Self-Control

Tonight when I was getting the girls ready for bed, Annika told me that she was about to stick her tongue out at me and then she stopped herself(love the honesty)! So, I told her that she was good to stop herself and that it was called "Self-Control". She really loves learning new words. Because she makes about anything and everything into a song that she can perform to, she started singing a song about self-control. I couldn't miss another opportunity to tape one of her performances so here it is! The ending is my favorite part!

Growing Hamburgers?

Yesterday, we had Arby's Roast Beef Sandwiches for lunch. They have a sesame seed bun. As we were eating them, Annika turned to Craig and I and asked us if we have ever grown a hamburger. We were trying to tell her that hamburgers didn't grow when she held up a sesame seed and said "You just have to plant this little seed!" Craig and I laughed so hard! This was one of those moments when you don't want to correct your child because their own ideas are so hilarious! Maybe next Spring we'll have a nice garden of hamburgers!