Pregnancy Highlights:
How Far Along: 18 weeks
Size of baby: Length is about 5.6 inches and weighs about 6.7 ounces (around the size of a sweet potato)
Gender: I'm sticking with boy - I've had a couple of dreams that the baby is a boy this week. Everyone else still says girl, but I'm sticking to blue until I'm proven wrong on January 27th :)
Maternity Clothes: All maternity pants/jeans/tops - I can still wear a few normal tops (not for long though). I'm really liking my leggings these days!
Weight gain: Around 7-8 lbs total
Movement: Feeling movement along with kicking. It is not consistent, but I feel it daily now.
Sleep: Sleeping fairly well - I try to sleep on my side, but always end up on my back. I'm thinking I might buy just a cheap body pillow to see if that will help me stay put.
Symptoms: Tired, but feeling good overall. It is getting harder to bend over, and to get up and down!
Cravings: Grapefruit! Wesley loves it too.
What I miss: Sushi! And medium rare steak with red wine. Both sound really good right now!
Best moment this week: I realized that I'm close to halfway though this pregnancy already! This one has gone so much faster than with Wesley, mostly because I have him to keep me busy :) I'm so thankful that we are able to have children, and that our kids will grow up with siblings.
Gender: I'm sticking with boy - I've had a couple of dreams that the baby is a boy this week. Everyone else still says girl, but I'm sticking to blue until I'm proven wrong on January 27th :)
Maternity Clothes: All maternity pants/jeans/tops - I can still wear a few normal tops (not for long though). I'm really liking my leggings these days!
Weight gain: Around 7-8 lbs total
Movement: Feeling movement along with kicking. It is not consistent, but I feel it daily now.
Sleep: Sleeping fairly well - I try to sleep on my side, but always end up on my back. I'm thinking I might buy just a cheap body pillow to see if that will help me stay put.
Symptoms: Tired, but feeling good overall. It is getting harder to bend over, and to get up and down!
Cravings: Grapefruit! Wesley loves it too.
What I miss: Sushi! And medium rare steak with red wine. Both sound really good right now!
Best moment this week: I realized that I'm close to halfway though this pregnancy already! This one has gone so much faster than with Wesley, mostly because I have him to keep me busy :) I'm so thankful that we are able to have children, and that our kids will grow up with siblings.
Go Team Blue! :o) About the body pillow: I had one of the cheap-o ones from Walmart while I was pregnant, and I thought it helped, and I even thought it helped with my back, so I would recommend dropping the $5 - $10 on one just to see if it works for you ... I even took it to the hospital with me.
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