Baby Winters #3: A little brother or sister?

It has been SO much fun waiting on finding out the gender of our littlest Winters, who will make his or her appearance next week at the latest!!! Never did I ever think I would be up for this when we began planning on starting our family in 2008! But, alas, I've become a little more lax about "needing to plan" and here we are...less than a week away from meeting little brother or sister!

So, as one last hoo-rah before the baby's birth, I thought I would add a little more fun to the mix :-) I took pictures of the boys with "Little Sister" and "Little Brother" onesies one morning. Blake was not having it...but he was in his booster seat, so I knew I could get a still photo, ha!

Jameston has been SUPER excited about having a little sibling, So much so that he keeps asking what he will get to do to help when the baby arrives. Love it!

From the beginning I have thought that this pregnancy was different than my last ones, but EVERY pregnancy (and child) is different, right? :-)  I was definitely more nauseous in the first trimester, but I was also running after and chasing around a newly-walking 15-month-old and not-quite-4-year-old, and very active boys in the middle of summer :-) There have been some other  "old-wives' tales" that have fallen into is it a boy/girl categories, so I thought it would be fun to write 'em down:

My thoughts: I do feel like I am carrying this baby as I did with my boys (more out front than on the sides), although I am not as big as I was with Blake! And I do notice this baby is in my ribs more than my boys were, so I guess I am carrying a little higher.

And I have fallen into the "craving sweets" trap, although I was known to eat ice-cream more when I was pregnant with the boys as well :-) I baked a lot during my second trimester with this little one, so who knows! My aversions were similar to previous pregnancies (burgers, coffee, etc.) I have also craved more sour stuff this go-around! And I never, ever turn down cheese these days, just like when I was preggo with JW and Blake.

We will see if the heart rate truly indicates gender...my boys always had higher heart rates, according to the doctors, and they came in around the 160's during the first trimester. THIS child had a rate of 178 at the 9-week appointment and stayed on the higher end ever since.

My skin has been worse this go-around, but my allergies (and headaches) have been better!

Time will shortly tell if we are having a mister or a little sister! CANNOT WAIT!!

As Jameston tells everyone who asks him, "We will be happy with either." We have always hoped and prayed for three children, and God has truly blessed us!

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