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I just wanted to give you all an update on this girly bean growing inside me! I am 17 weeks as of yesterday and can’t believe how fast (yet how impatiently slow) it’s going!

This pregnancy is definitely different than my 2 boy ones. I am not sick, have not been sick and with my 2 boys I lost 20 pounds (if ya know what I mean)…I was always queezy and couldn’t hold anything down. Nope, not with this one…

I’ve been craving orange juice, and my own special creation (rice, leeks, tahini and greek yogurt all in one – stay tuned for my recipe later on). I also like peanut butter sandwiches and top ramen – not together but yes, at the same time! Is that just weird?!

What else….I have been tired….I’ll admit it…LAZY! But, I’m starting to get my energy back now.

I have also been so very indecisive! What is the world is up with that?! I am having the HARDEST time figuring out what I want to do in the babies room, coming up with a name, colors, bedding, crib, ETC! Please help! 😉

Other than that, I’ve got an ultrasound in a couple weeks (which are always fun) and 40 weeks couldn’t come fast enough…well just a whopping 23 weeks left now.

Like I said, stay tuned for my funky rice recipe (which you probably won’t like…it may just be my pregnancy hormones) and some ultrasound pictures in a couple weeks!

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  2. Wow, you look gorgeous girl!! I had my baby girl in June and I was not sick with her at all. Pretty nice, huh? Wishing you a happy, healthy pregnancy!!

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  3. I am so jealous. I blew up like a balloon and looked 6 months at 3 months. I had my son almost 10 years ago and still am fat. I wish pregnancy was as good to me as it is you. Maybe I would’ve had another baby then.

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    • LOL Sherri! These pictures make me not look as big as I really am LOL. I love getting a big belly but not anywhere else. 😉 I guess that’s unavoidable though!!

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  7. You look amazing! I will be 12 weeks on Sat. and I am about triple your size! Lol This is my third pregnancy (first one twins girls, second one a boy). Excited to find out the gender though. But, you look great. Everyone always says you get larger with each pregnancy but I think you are tiny! 🙂

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    • LOL Jen!! I have to admit, I started showing a couple weeks ago and was like woah! I am not use to showing so early but I’m loving it. I actually look bigger in person. It’s hard to see on the pictures. =)

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  9. You look great! Pregnancy hormones will cause you to do weird things! enjoy your rice and as far as names…..how about Rainey? 8)

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  13. Girls are fun. I have a 7 yr old girl (Juliana) and a 5 yr old girl (Mikayla) and I am now 20 weeks pregnant with out first little guy (Gavin). A couple weeks ago I commented on your Facebook “it’s a Girl” post and due to everyone seeing pics that their friends comment on, everyone thought I was having another girl. They were REALLY confused when we posted that we were having a boy….LOL. Congrats and have fun with her!

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  14. Congrats!! I am around 19-20 weeks and I find out Tuesday what the gender is!!! I was sick in my first trimester and really really tired. I have more energy now and no sickness, but headaches a lot 🙁 … Hope the rest of your pregnancy goes smooth and thanks for all you do here, I have recently started couponing and am excited to get even better at it!!

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    • Hi Nichole! Oh good luck!!! That is so exciting. I always had headaches with my 2 boys so I’m not sure what you’re wanting but it may be a boy. =) Congrats!

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      • Well I have a son and daughter, so I will be excited either way!!! I’m carrying more like I did with my daughter, but I am kinda hoping it’s a boy.

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  15. you are so adorable!

    i remember wanting to eat mcdonald’s breakfast chicken sandwhich and reese’s ice cream when i wasn’t pregnant but didn’t think it was too good sounding when i was pregnant lol

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  16. 4 daughters 4 different pregnancies.. don’t ever be surprised with anything lol glad you’re doing well 🙂 and give her a name that lights up when you picture it in your head, I did that with all my girls and almost a decade later we have yet to meet another with the same name and nobody forgets their names!

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      • Serafina Juliana
        Joella Maria
        Vincenza Renata
        Laudelena Lucia

        No nickname for Serafina, only regret I like the spanish spelling Guiliana better. Everyone told me people were going to shorten her name and give her a nickname I said not if I say her name is Serafina! To this day not one nickname so stick to the name you like if you don’t want it shortened people will listen.
        Joella I totally made up LOL and we figured we gave Serafina such a tough name we’d take it easy on Joella. No nickname there either
        Vincenza we call Vinny 🙂 she’s my little Vinny Vinny coco-pop
        Laudelena we wanted to name Lucia but it was so hard to find a middle name that flowed well with it. We decided the night before I had her on her name and kept Lucia for middle cause my husband was set on that name.. Laudelena fits her perfect.. little baby Laudelena..
        For the most part, most are very old names we tried to resurrect but to this day I still get that twinkle in my head when I think of them
        Serafina will be 10 in July
        Joella will be 9 in October
        Vinny will be 3 SAME DAY IN OCTOBER!
        and Laudelena turns 1 in March
        Sorry for long reply but naming a baby is mucho importante!!! 😉 Whatever you name her will be perfect cause she’s yours! and don’t stress, it’ll come to you.. I really thought this last one would be coming home from hospital without a name but I didn’t panick and a few hours before I had her that spark went off 🙂 Good luck and you look beautiful!

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  17. how could they tell at 17w its a girl??
    congrats. i have a girl and at 18w. my dr said boy(but it was actually the cord)….soooo thats why i ask

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  19. Congrats to you! I am also expecting. This is my 3rd child. I was 18 weeks yesterday and had an ultrasound and found out it’s a girl, which is very exciting because I have 2 boys! Good luck to you and yes 40 weeks can’t come fast enough!

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    • Oh YAY!!!! Isn’t it so exciting?! I feel so extremely blessed to get a girl too. It’s hard to believe isn’t it? Good luck to you too and congrats! 😉

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  20. Congrats! I am 16 wks with my first (don’t know the gender yet!). I will be keeping an eye on your page for updates since we are so close together!

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  21. You have such a small cute bump! I looked 6 months preg at 3 months and everyone kept asking me if I was having twins! So embarrassing! It was all in my belly thought my second girl. I was horribly sick with my girls, in and out of the hospital. Prego looks good on you though, I wouldnt even think you were preg if I saw you and didnt know 🙂

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    • Thank you Christina! =) I was so sick with my boys too and one of them I had to have an IV because I couldn’t keep fluids or anything down…that was horrible. Thank you for your kind words.

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  22. Very exciting- raising girls and boys are very very different- in my opinion you have already gotten the hard part done- boys get into way more trouble than girls. I had some weird cravings to when I had my first. I wanted watermelon and crab legs all the time and living in the northeast and it was January- made for one expensive craving….

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  23. Congrats!! I made 17 weeks today!!! I have an ultrasound today do hopefully I will find out what bean I have in me!! Praying for a girl though!!!

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  25. You look awesome! I can’t believe this will be your 3rd child!! I will be 24 weeks on sunday and I am at least twice as big!! You’re finally getting your girl! I have two boys and we are having another boy!! Names are so hard!!! Good luck with everything!!!

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  26. I was 17 wks on Tuesday. Find out the sex in one week. I was real sick with my first one too and it was a girl. Havent been sick at all with this one.

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  27. Lookin’ good! You are so itty bitty! I am 27 weeks and I bet right now I am bigger than you will ever get! 🙂

    The indecisive part gets better with time. Promise. My first 20 or so weeks I was going nuts! Now things seem to be mellow and going well 🙂

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    • LOL!! I started showing faster with this one so we’ll see how big I get in the end. Baby bellies are so fun though. Good to know the indecisive part gets better….it’s so frustrating! =)

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  28. Congratulations to you and your family! My 3 kids definitely took a toll on my *girlish figure* but being a mom makes it so worthwhile! We’re getting ready to re-do our 4 year old’s room and we’re making a milkshake brown, cream and shell pink theme for her. Good luck!

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  29. Your looking so healthy – and actually your recipe sounds like something our daughter (who has severe food allergies) might actually like – can’t wait to try – can’t wait for all the updates – and I also have 2 boys and then 1 daughter – and I swear its the boys hormones that make us so sick –

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  30. I’m sooo happy 4 u!!! You look gorgeous!! I’m excited to see the updates thru your pregnancy. You have a beautiful family. I’ve been trying to get pregnant for 2 years and no luck and the fertility treatments are so expensive. Send some of that baby dust my way:):)

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    • I tried for three years. The first infertility step is to take clomid which didn’t cost us too much and it just gives a little “push” to those eggs lol I have three children now so keep researching…good luck!

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      • Thank you for the info!! So do i just need to go in for a basic exam at my gyno and ask about the clomid or make an appt at a fert. clinic? Everyone says it will happen when i stop trying but i am almost 30 and so ready to get started!!

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        • Hi Brandi, YES!!! Call your doctor and get on some clomid girl! Although just know…it may cause twins (but you may be okay with that?!). Good luck to you and LOTSSSSS of baby dust your way. =) Thank you for your kind words too.

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        • Call your doctor. If he feels you need to see a fertility doctor then he should refer you. I started with a regular dr. but after basic tests were done (with me AND with hubby…they will test HIM first) then we moved on to a fertility dr. We did lots of research. I was 33 when I had my first child 🙂

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  31. Congrats!!! My oldest is a girl, Karena (Kah – rehn – ah). I have two boys after that, Luke and Levi. My only food issue during pregnancy was that I didn’t want beef the first 5 months. I couldn’t even stand to smell it. I never got sick which was nice. I had all mine without interventions, including drugs. All were healthy….praying your pregnancy continues to go well. 🙂

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  33. Congratulations!! You are adorable!! I just had my fourth child, 1 boy (Joshua) & 3 girls (Kaitlyn, Mikayla & Zoie). Zoie is just now a month old. I hope the rest of your pregnancy goes smoothly!

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  34. YOU are so blessed and beautiful! congrats to you and your family. we have been trying to get preg for a year so pray for us!

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  35. Congrats ! You look great !
    thank God you are not sick ! i was the same with my baby girl (never sick) but (always tired)

    How about Alanna ?
    i think its a cute name for baby girl.

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  36. I was much sicker with my girl (who is now almost 2) than with my boy (who is almost 6). I swore it was the girl hormones 🙂 Congratulations!

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  37. you have the cutest baby bump ever!! little girls are awesome <3! my daughter will be 3 in april, and my baby boy will be 6 months march 8th…i love them both, but girl shopping is WAY better :)!! How exciting!!

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  40. Congrats! You look great! 🙂 Pregnancy always have us woman craving the weirdest things. You must be so excited to have a girl this time around!!

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  43. Congrats! I was actually the exact same as you! I’m 37 weeks pregnant with my first baby and we’re having a girl too! I found myself not sick at all, but VERY indecisive and always wanting peanut butter, OJ and fruit! lol I also was extremely tired my first two trimesters but it got better. Hope it does for you too! 🙂

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    • Hi Ashley, that sounds just like me! =) I am just barely starting to get some heartburn though I think it’s from the orange juice. 🙁

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  49. U look so pretty love being pregnant but I only have a girl and a boy probably planning to have another one but not soon lol live all ur coupon posts even I can’t do that but wish to haha.

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  50. Congrats!!! You look great! Be sure to buy at least 3 Ultimate Crib Sheets if you didn’t already use them (Babies R Us sells them) – they are so awesome for those 3am spit-ups, just snap off the dirty sheet and snap on the clean one! You don’t have to pry off the fitted sheet and we used them until our little boy moved to his big boy bed…..

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    • Oh!! I haven’t heard of these but they sound awesome! I always hated having to lift everything to change it so I will be looking for these! Thanks for the tip. =)

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      • You’re welcome! They’re about $20 each (without a Babies R Us coupon), but mine lasted 3 years until we moved him to his big boy bed after he turned 3…..Such a back-saver for not having to change fitted sheets as often, and they’re water-proof!

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  51. i have 5 kids and i only got sick when i was pregnant with my twins. i just had a girl on the 3rd and we are doing here room in pink and zebra print. it should have been done before she got here but she was two weeks early. i sadly have to get her crib bedding made custom, i couldn’t find one with the pink i wanted that wasn’t $500.

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    • Isn’t it funny how people are different? I got so sick with my oldest daughter – but I didn’t get sick with my twins. Everyone is so different! 🙂

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  55. Congratulations!! I was sick with my daughter but I wasn’t sick with my twins boy/girl. Isn’t that amazing how everyone is different?! You do look fantastic! I wish you the best! 🙂

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  56. You are such a cute prego girl!! Thank’s for everything you do for us!! I really appreciate it! You have saved me soooooo much money!

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  59. I like Harlee, too. I actually made that up with that spelling when I was pregnant with my daughter…and we’ve already met 3 girls named Harlee. I had Codi at first and then changed it. Cody is every boy’s middle name on my dad’s side, which is the “Gibbons” side. I thought it would be cute to do a girl…but changed it when I was 6 months to Harlee. Maybe you can carry on the “Gibbons” tradition. 🙂 BTW, how cute are you pregnant?!?!

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  60. Girls are so cute nd sweet! My girl will be 3 next month and my boy is 13 months and he is a monster! So far, I think a girl is way easier but they are both great in their own ways. Enjoy!

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    • Oh I hope you’re right, I hope girls are easier. I have one really good boy and the other is a terror but he makes me laugh SO much! =)

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  63. Don’t you love not being sick. Makes the pregnancy so much more enjoyable. I have a daughter who is 6 and a son that is 3 and never even got nauseous with either pregnancies. But girls are def a lot more fun to buy for…such cute clothes and tons to choose from.

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  64. Name her Marlena!
    (mar-lay-na, NOT mar-lee-na)

    🙂 Also, don’t rule out blue stuff because it looks sooo cute on blondie girls!

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  65. My mother who is 86 always said to make sure you name children good strong names that are good for an adult in the business world. It will help them get good jobs and respect. Just something to think about if she ever wants to be the CEO of a large company! 🙂

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  66. Awww! Congrats! My friend, Dana, has twins Chloe and Rainie….RAINIE + RAINING HOT COUPONS!! Maybe! I’ve always loved the name Caeli (pronounced Kay-lee). You should have a giveaway for naming your lil’ one LOL!

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  67. Congratulations! You look great & glowing. I’m glad that your feeling pretty good & not sick. We have 2 girls & both pregnancy I was on bed rest for 6 months due to incompetent cervix, I didn’t get sick that much. Maybe your having a girl, lots of cute clothes for girls.

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  68. I was extremely sick with both of my girls, Tymber and Tatum, until I hit the 2nd trimester, I lost 21 pounds with my first in the 1st trimester. Hoping to try for a boy in about two years! It’s crazy how some women are super sick with one gender, but not the other.

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  70. You look so cute! I have 4 girls and 3 boys, I always knew what I was having cause I was nauseous with the girls and barely knew I was pregnant with the boys.
    My favorite name from my daughters is Nadia.

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  71. Just found out my daughter is pregnant 2 wks ago…yesterday was her first appt…dr was concerned about position of uterus and sent her for an ultrasound…turns out she is having twins…YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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    • can I say being a mother of twins. Its not as hard as everyone thinks. Its actully super cool to watch them play as babies. talk to each in their own baby talk that you dont understand but they know what each other are saying. Dressing them the same but watching all the differances they have. twins are so special

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  73. When I was pregnant with our twins, we just knew for sure at least one was a girl so we had 2 girls’ names chosen just in case they were both girls. Riley Ray and Bailey Jo. Low and behold we have two beautiful boys Ethan Cole and Gavin Ray.
    You are beautiful and truly glow! I hope for an uneventful pregnancy for you….mine was anything but. 🙂

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  74. You look beautiful! Congratulations!! Read your site a lot but didn’t know you were expecting. I was going to name my baby (if were girls which neither were was) Adrianna Janae and Alexis Renee. I also think Bella is a beautiful name.

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  75. I also have two boys and finally got my little girl, she is 5 months old. I was extremely sick with my boys too! I lost about 20-25 lbs. not with my daughter, thank goodness. Something about those boys! Congrats, and good luck!

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  78. Congrats! You look so cute! I wanted to give you a couple of girl names (I had a little boy 5 months ago so I didn’t get to use them.) I loved Hadley and Reese. I think they are kind of old fashioned but still adorable. Good luck with the rest of your pregnancy.

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  79. Congrats on the baby girl and you look adorable. I have a boy and a girl and I was very sick with both of them until about 17 wks or so. Our daughters name is Kaylin but others I liked were Ashtyn and Braelyn.

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  80. Congratulations!! I have a little girl after two boys too. I also had the same symptoms, lots of nausea with them and none with her, a really nice change! And my goodness, the orange juice I went through, these little girls must love their OJ. No weird rice cravings though! My Chloe is 7 months now and so much fun, have a great rest of your pregnancy!

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  81. Congratulations! I know what you mean about the indecisiveness. When I was pregnant with my daughter I was the same way. It took us 7 months to decide on a name and the nursery until the last min! We named our daughter Ashlyn Caryn. The Irish meaning for Ashlyn is dream and that is what I loved. Good luck with names and themes. I love pink and black paisley or Fleur De Lis with black nursery furniture.

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  84. this one is my 3rd as well. have 2 boys…one is 5yrs, the other one is 20months! i totally understand about the tired, exhausted part & indecisive 🙂 i was like that too. time does run fast when you have little ones to watch over….good luck hun! and thank you for all you do!! (trying to get used to your new FB page…) XOXO

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  85. Congrats doll, you look fantastic, little girls are so much fun , I have 3 little grandaughters , Kylie, Ariana & Gianna

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  86. i like something exotic and original lol and though kira is not that unusual i loved the name and now my daughter is named that Iknow that you will find a name that is just perfect 🙂 congrats

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  87. You look amazingly beautiful! I’ve been trying to have a lil one for over 10 years. I pray that this year is our year! Thanks for all you do.

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  88. I lost 10 lbs with my son, but not because I was sick a lot. Infact, I wasn’t sick at all. I couldn’t eat any meat though. Meat made me feel nacious. I’d take a bite and set it aside for the whole first trimester. And it was ALL meat. Chicken, pork, burger, turkey, steak, hot dogs, you name it! My husband hated me! lol!
    Congrats on your little girl. I craved pb&j sandwiches and pickles my whole pregnancy. Not together, but at the same time. lol! 😉

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  89. At least your cravings are for healthy things! I craved mandarin oranges during both of my pregnancies (both boys). Oh, and I’ve always loved the name Ava for a girl. =)

    By the way… you look amazing! I turned into a big fat blob during each of my pregnancies. LOLz

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  90. I was queasy all the time with my daughter, never wanted to eat…lost a lot of weight with her! You never know 🙂

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