Sugar and Spice and All Things Nice!

Yep…that’s right! Last week we found out we are going to have a little girl. Picture it now…a little “Mini-ME” running around! The kids all hoped for a little brother, but they are still excited just the same. Adam in particular has been making extra efforts to take care of mom…just the other night he massaged my feet and rubbed my belly for a while. It was too cute. I can’t wait to see his reaction when she starts to kick.

As of this appointment she weighs 9 oz. Her heartbeat was 153 beats per second and she is quite active. She flipped several times just during the ultrasound. As for me, I checked out okay too! So far, the stitch is doing exactly what it should be.

From Sean...

I hate blogging, I really don't have anything interesting to say. However, that being said, I have been asked a few times what I would prefer, boy or girl. So, here is the answer. I realize it sounds like the "politically correct" thing to say, but I really don't care what sex the baby is. I truly only care about a healthy baby, and a healthy mom.

So, with that said, here are my thoughts about either a boy or a girl. Let's face it, our family dynamic would be "convenient" if it were a boy. Two boys, and two girls, would fit well. With the added benefit of carrying on the "Pinsonneault" name, since our line of it ends with me right now. But, the selfish part of me thinks that I have already raised two girls, I know how to deal with them. I would be extremely nervous about a boy and diapers...and add the stress of deciding about circumcision.

So, bottom line, stem on the apple or not? This dad doesn't care, he's just looking forward to meeting the latest "P". I really can't wait to take a nap on the couch with a baby in my arms again! I can't wait to see the girls and Adam interract with the baby, while it's "fun" with them. They are so good with their little cousins, I hope it carries over to their sibling a little. ;-)

Cast your Votes!!

Okay, I know many of you have your guesses...some have shared...some have not. Only 8 days until we find out if this little one is a boy or a girl! I can't wait...I'm just a need-to-know kind of gal. So I thought it would be fun to add a Poll to our blog to see collectively what everyone thinks. So get your votes in before 2pm on March 25th!! I am excited to see what everyone else is thinking, because I, personally, have NO idea what we will be blessed with. I have just been focusing my thoughts on keeping this one inside me for more than 26 weeks...preferably full term this time!!

Baby P

Here’s what is going on with our next little one. I will be 18 weeks along this Thursday. It certainly has been an interesting road this time around…far different then the first. So far, I have put on about 10 to 12 pounds (yikes). I only put on 12 pounds total with Adam…and that was at 26 weeks. The nausea finally went away about 5 to 6 weeks ago, however since then I have been experiencing the worst heartburn I have ever felt… all day every day. A friend of mine told me that heartburn means the baby will have lots of hair. I wonder if that will be true. I do remember that I experienced NO heartburn with Adam and he didn’t get hair until after he was 1 year old! There has been no shortage of doctors visits and ultrasounds either. I am seeing two doctors. They each see me once a month, so it works out that I am there every two weeks.
My last visit was on Thursday (3/12). The baby's heartbeat was 153 beats per minute.

Here are a few ultrasound pictures taken so far.

This one was taken at 13 weeks:


These two were taken at 15 weeks (3D ultrasound):

We are all very anxious for our next appointment, which is next week. Hopefully, the little one will cooperate with us, so we will be able to see ALL of it's anatomy. Don't worry...we will definitely share!

About Ashley (2009)

Age – 12
Height – 4’ 11
Grade – 7

Favorite Color – lime green
Favorite Food – chicken
Favorite Snack/Treat – Baked Lays Sour Cream & Onion chips
Favorite Book – Twilight Series
Favorite TV Show – Charmed
Favorite Movie – Twilight
Favorite Song – Too many to list
Favorite Sport(s) to play – Boxing
Favorite Sport(s) to watch – None
Favorite Thing to do – Watch TV
Favorite Toy – Nintendo DS
Favorite Game – Not sure
Favorite Place to go for Vacation – Florida
What do you want to be went you grow up – Veterinarian

About Adam (2009)

Age – 8
Height – 50.5 inches
Grade – 1

Favorite Color – Yellow
Favorite Food – Pot roast
Favorite Snack/Treat – Whoopie pies
Favorite Book – Spiderman 3
Favorite TV Show – Suite Life of Zach and Cody
Favorite Movie – Spiderman 3
Favorite Song – It’s Been a While (Staind)
Favorite Sport(s) to play – Baseball
Favorite Sport(s) to watch – NASCAR
Favorite Thing to do – Go boating
Favorite Toy – Black Spiderman figurine
Favorite Game – Garbage
Favorite Place to go for Vacation – Florida
What do you want to be went you grow up – Own a flooring store (like Dad)

About Alysa (2009)

Age – 7
Height – 49.5 inches
Grade – 1

Favorite Color – Navy Blue
Favorite Food – Macaroni and Cheese
Favorite Snack/Treat – Hot Tamales
Favorite Book – Everyone Poops (not sure where this one came from!)
Favorite TV Show – Hannah Montana
Favorite Movie – Mama Mia
Favorite Song – Not sure
Favorite Sport(s) to play – Dance
Favorite Sport(s) to watch – Football
Favorite Thing to do – Watch TV
Favorite Toy – Phone
Favorite Game – Old Maid
Favorite Place to go for Vacation – Florida
What do you want to be went you grow up – Teacher

About the Kids

I wanted to give the kids each an opportunity to tell you about themselves…however, from experience, it’s hard to get much out of them unless you ask specific questions. My mom told me once about a friend of hers who created a survey for her kids. She would bring out the same survey year after year and record the results. It’s a fun way to see how much your child changes from year to year. I have decided to create my own survey of “favorites” for our kids. My goal is to also repeat the survey year after year and post it in this blog with their school pictures. The kids really enjoyed taking the survey, so hopefully I remember to continue this tradition (thankfully, blogs have archives!)

Welcome

Facebook seems to be increasingly popular these days, but I think blogging is following the same trend. After seeing what blogging has to offer, I thought…what a great way to share our stories and pictures with our family and friends. I mean, with three kids and one more on the way, we definitely have plenty to share! Last night I shared with Sean the blog of one of my co-workers. I told him I thought it would be neat to do something like that for our family…and wouldn’t you know, not even 30 seconds later, he was setting one up for me (isn’t he great?). I don’t think I would have known where to begin, especially after spending hours this morning trying to figure out how to customize it. I finally gave up on trying to change the template to one I found on the internet, but I was able to figure out how to add music. So you when visiting our blog, you will hear some of our favorite songs.

I hope to add a few more posts over the next couple of days, so stay tuned!