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After talking to the Dr. last Friday, it has been decided that Emma will be induced on 2/22.  That means…one more week of waiting!  The kids and I are excited to have a new baby around the house:  all the screaming, diaper changes, sleepless nights, etc!!!  On a more positive note, I’ll be here to help out so Emma can recover quickly.  We still haven’t decided on a name, though.  We realize we’re running out of time, but neither of us can agree on a boy name……..I guess we’ll just call it baby or kid for a while

There are people out there that still read our blog! HOORAY! I actually finished the last post December 28 though I started it on Dec 6. Just to those that mentioned not checking in for awhile! I am a slacker

We made it through Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years! I plan on blogging about those holidays but wanted to answer a few questions first.

My due date: February 25, 2010
Currently: 32 1/2 weeks
The ultra sound technician said we are having a boy but I am not 100% convinced.
The pregnancy is going well although I can’t wait to be done! I am a little nervous about being a mother to 3. I don’t look forward to sleepless nights (hey wait I already have those!)but I would like to bend over again someday. The Doctor had me do the blood glucose test twice. My first test at 20 weeks my blood sugar level was 111. At 30 weeks my blood sugar level was 130, right at the tippy top cut off before you have to do the 3 hour test for diabetes. Whew! I am so happy to have passed. I have gained about as much weight as the other pregnancies, 28 pounds. I still think this baby if born near his due date will be over 9 pounds. Since 8 week pregnant, I was taking Zofran for nausea 2 times a day then in December I reduced it to once a day. I was without it for 2 days and very nauseated. I love my medicine! If you have any other questions feel free to ask.

Tonight, Michael and I made a list of things we would like to get done around the house before the baby is born. The main item on the list is getting the baby’s room ready. I plan on posting pictures as we get projects done. The kids are doing well. I wish they could run around outside but the single digits and 2 feet of snow prevent that. I hope you are all warmer than us and enjoying the new year!

Blogger is not letting me add on to the last post so I will just make a new one. The baby and I are very healthy. He weighed in at 15 ounces, average weight for 20 weeks. I think it is interesting that all my babies are average weight at the 20 week ultrasound then pack on the pounds before they are born. If the baby is full term I am guessing he will be over 9 pounds like his sister and brother. That means the baby has 8 pounds to gain in 19-20 weeks. Since I have big babies the Dr. is testing me twice for gestational diabetes. I did the test on Wednesday, my blood sugar level was 111, high is 130. Needless to say I was very relieved. My next test will be at 28 weeks. I have gained 12 pounds which is good. I don’t look forward to gaining 20+ lbs. Funny sidenote: At my appt. the automatic blood pressure cuff couldn’t get a reading. The nurse had to do it by hand. She said my blood pressure was so low the machine couldn’t read it. 90/54 She said I must be a mellow person. I just smirked. I wouldn’t describe myself as mellow, but I definately am not high strung either.

Pregnancy History (for those that care). I finally started feeling like myself at 18 weeks. That was a total of 12 weeks of yuckiness.
5 weeks: I was nauseated but if I ate it would dissapate.
6 weeks: Threw up one day, it stopped, then was just miserable thereafter.
7-13 weeks: Started medicine for nausea, but was not able to leave the couch much. I would make food for the kids and then head back to the couch. Luckily Audrey could operated the DVD player so I didn’t have to get up for that. I had to eat about every 2-3 hours or I would throw up bile.
14-17 weeks: I was able to be up and around but still was somewhat nauseated and soooooo tired. Still having to eat every 3 hours.
18-19 weeks: FINALLY! I was feeling normal. I was cooking dinner and cleaning. Still eating often. My groin started stretching and aching. I had to sit a lot to keep from making it worse. My belly started to look pregnant. I also started to feel the baby move. I love feeling him and knowing he is alive and growing.

Now I just need to work on my HUGE to do list and come up with a name for this little guy!