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Well, it certainly has been a while since an update! Let's see, I have been thru all kinds of sickness and long story short, that is OVER! Praise the Lord! I have some indigestion/heartburn at times but I can deal with that. :-)

Of course Thanksgiving came and went and now Christmas is just next week! Without 1 present purchased yet, I am wondering what in the world I am waiting on! Guess it could be the fact that my brother Ben, just got married over this past weekend. He married a wonderful beautiful girl named Christine and she wanted me to be a bridesmaid and be a part of their special day! I was of course honored and was so excited when she asked me back in March! Ordered the dresses in April and it was all planned out! Until....we found out I was expecting at the end of August. Wonderful news of course but one of the things I thought about right away was, "Oh NO, the wedding!" Christine was a sweetheart about it said I didn't have to be in it if I was going to feel uncomfortable or not happy with how I looked. When it came down to it, I didn't know what to expect and though, we can just deal with this when the dresses come in. Well, they didn't come in until LATE NOVEMBER! Which meant I was a good 4 months pregnant and gave my mom no time to fix it. With all that being said, we had someone alter it and I thought it would be fine. The wedding went on of course (I mean, why would they stop their special day for me and my bridesmaid dress issues! haha). It was beautiful and I was so happy for my little brother - we were very close growing up, just a year apart in school! I felt great during the wedding since I was over my sickness but then....I saw the pictures! EWWW I looked awful! But, I am over that now and have to just realize that I am going to get bigger. It's been hard considering I feel like I have been dieting forever, or shall I say...on a healthy eating lifestyle. :-) Not that I am obessed with my weight, I just don't like gaining weight, if that makes sense.

Ok, well since the wedding is over and I am now officially halfway thru the pregnancy....we went to the doctor yesterday and had our first full ultrasound. And....we are having a BOY!!!!! Steve is elated in excitement since he wanted a son so bad. For me, I have always wanted a boy first when I had kids and when I first found out I was pregnant I still wanted a boy. The further I got along, the more I just thought, you know what, a boy or girl will be a blessing. I just wanted a healthy baby. I am thrilled to be having a boy if he would have said it was a girl, I would be just as thrilled. I really don't think it matters because either way, our lives are changing and will be filled with tears of joy and tears of frustration just the same. :)

We don't have any names picked out and when we do, I am trying to get Steve agree with me to keep that part a secret just so it is a surprise to others. He is almost there. LOL

I have been in and out of writing this post as I am trying to bake so many cookies and do so many things at once, plus all of my excitement...I might not make sense in this post but that is the reason why. :-) And with Christmas just next week, I really may not be posting any more this year...I am finding it is really hard to stay on top of this when I'm working all week and have had so much to do. So Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Thanks for all the prayers!