18 Weeks

Pumpkin this week...

~ Baby is yawning, hiccuping, sucking, and swallowing (anyone else amazed by this?!)

~ Twisting, rolling, punching, and kicking

Size of the Baby?

5.6 inches long and weights about 6.7 ounces.
Our little sweet potato!

Total Weight Gain/Loss?

+1 lb. this week.  Currently up 10 lbs from pre-pregnancy weight.  Happy about this!

Maternity Clothes?

I bought some maxi skirts and dresses and now that it's finally warm enough out I am so excited to wear these!  And yep- I'm sporting one of the new ones in this week's bump picture!

Stretch Marks?

None.

Best Moments?

Feeling some flutters and pops!  The first one felt like a little hand slip across my whole tummy under my belly button.  So weird but SO wonderful!

Movement?

A few flutters and pops (like popcorn).  They aren't super big or frequent but I know something is starting to stir and it's not gas!

Nausea/Vomitting?

Same here.  I think I lost it about 5 of 7 days this last week.  It's okay- I'm happily puking :)

Labor Signs?

No

Gender?

TODAY we find out!!!  We are SOOO anxious!

Belly Button In or Out?
In!

Wedding Rings On or Off?

On!

Sleep?

It's okay.  Still the same potty break every night and I usually wake up on my back but quickly jump onto my side and fall back asleep.

Wisdom?

I feel like we've had funny intervals between appointments.  I had an 8 week appointment, a 13 week and now an 18.5 week so I feel like we haven't seen our doctor as often as my nerves might like.  Ryan keeps reminding me everything is just fine and to trust my body.  And there is definite truth to this.  Our fetal doppler shows a strong heart beat that we can hear too but I'm a worrier by nature.  So I'm trusting God with our baby and I just have to push my nerves away.  But I would suggest maybe being a little more regular with OB appointments than we have.  It's just sort of been the way the calendar has worked out for us.

What am I most excited about?
Ummm... today's appointment!  And Mother's Day and our mini gender reveal!  YAY!

Excited,