How Far Along: 18 weeks
Size of Baby: size of a sweet potato!!! That seems big! No wonder my stomach grew like crazy this week!
Maternity Clothes: I am wearing a few maternity shirts on my days off...with my workout pants of course! I ordered some maternity jeans from Motherhood the other day....we will see if they work. I have to have LONG jeans. I also ordered a couple of tanks and some capris.
Today is the first day I wore a fitted top to work instead of a frumpy scrub top. I got a few remarks from people that know I am pregnant. It felt liberating to shed the scrub top!
My mother and I went to Target yesterday and I got a few more shirts, a dress, and some khaki shorts. Of course, baby girl got an outfit as well :)
Weight Gain: +6 pounds total
Stretch Marks: same as before pregnancy. My stomach has been itching lately so I have been lathering up like crazy with my lotion. I know that this won't prevent stretch marks but it sure can't hurt!
Belly Button: still the same. I am getting used to looking at my belly without the belly ring in it now.
Sleep: I mean it is really hit or miss with the sleep. I'll sleep really good one night and then awful the next. I am loving my body pillows though!
Best Moment of the Week: My mom and I looking at fabrics for baby girl's nursery. That was really really really fun. We have narrowed it down but it is just so hard to decide. I ended up liking things that I never thought I would have liked! I have also enjoyed thinking about baby names.
Movement: not that I know for sure. I have felt some little things but I can't be certain it is her yet.
Symptoms: I started having some cramps this week. Not all the time and not really bad. Just every so often it feels like a period cramp. I asked my dr. about it and he said that it was normal and is my uterus accommodating my moving and bouncing girl. It seems to happen when my bladder is full. After I pee, it goes away. I am starting to think that maybe it is my bladder cramping and not my uterus! It is really low. I hope I am not getting a bladder infection. I haven't had any problems today at all. We will see!
***little update*** I wrote most of this out yesterday and just added the picture today. But, the girls at work today convinced me to go up to the dr to get a urinalysis just to make sure I didn't have a bladder infection. I thought it was probably a good idea since I am leaving for Florida on Sat. It all turned out fine. He said that since my uterus is so big now it can cause bladder spasms....
Food Cravings/Aversions: nothing really this week. I did cook dinner the other night for the first time since I have been pregnant! My poor husband! I made pork tenderloin with mustard dill sauce, roasted rosemary fingerling potatoes, roasted parmesan asparagus, and a spinach salad. It was yummy! The problem is that after I ate it the thought of it made me want to puke. So the leftovers are still sitting in the fridge :(
Gender: a sweet little princess :)
What I Miss: nothing this week!
What I'm Looking Forward to: knowing for sure that I am feeling her move and my Florida trip on Saturday
Weekly Wisdom: nothing will calm you down or make you more relaxed than a warm bath....
Milestones: Each day is a milestone and one day closer to holding my precious little princess in my arms :)
Dreams: I dreamed the other night that I was back in high school and they were making me play on the boys basketball team instead of the girls...because I was that good! Well every time they would put me in I would do awful and people would boo me.
I also dreamed that I was in high school and I was trying to park my car in the parking lot but it was flooded so I would try a spot and then have to hurry up and leave it.....
And here is the belly this week. I swear it has gotten way bigger and more firm this week!
Weight Gain: +6 pounds total
Stretch Marks: same as before pregnancy. My stomach has been itching lately so I have been lathering up like crazy with my lotion. I know that this won't prevent stretch marks but it sure can't hurt!
Belly Button: still the same. I am getting used to looking at my belly without the belly ring in it now.
Sleep: I mean it is really hit or miss with the sleep. I'll sleep really good one night and then awful the next. I am loving my body pillows though!
Best Moment of the Week: My mom and I looking at fabrics for baby girl's nursery. That was really really really fun. We have narrowed it down but it is just so hard to decide. I ended up liking things that I never thought I would have liked! I have also enjoyed thinking about baby names.
Movement: not that I know for sure. I have felt some little things but I can't be certain it is her yet.
Symptoms: I started having some cramps this week. Not all the time and not really bad. Just every so often it feels like a period cramp. I asked my dr. about it and he said that it was normal and is my uterus accommodating my moving and bouncing girl. It seems to happen when my bladder is full. After I pee, it goes away. I am starting to think that maybe it is my bladder cramping and not my uterus! It is really low. I hope I am not getting a bladder infection. I haven't had any problems today at all. We will see!
***little update*** I wrote most of this out yesterday and just added the picture today. But, the girls at work today convinced me to go up to the dr to get a urinalysis just to make sure I didn't have a bladder infection. I thought it was probably a good idea since I am leaving for Florida on Sat. It all turned out fine. He said that since my uterus is so big now it can cause bladder spasms....
Food Cravings/Aversions: nothing really this week. I did cook dinner the other night for the first time since I have been pregnant! My poor husband! I made pork tenderloin with mustard dill sauce, roasted rosemary fingerling potatoes, roasted parmesan asparagus, and a spinach salad. It was yummy! The problem is that after I ate it the thought of it made me want to puke. So the leftovers are still sitting in the fridge :(
Gender: a sweet little princess :)
What I Miss: nothing this week!
What I'm Looking Forward to: knowing for sure that I am feeling her move and my Florida trip on Saturday
Weekly Wisdom: nothing will calm you down or make you more relaxed than a warm bath....
Milestones: Each day is a milestone and one day closer to holding my precious little princess in my arms :)
Dreams: I dreamed the other night that I was back in high school and they were making me play on the boys basketball team instead of the girls...because I was that good! Well every time they would put me in I would do awful and people would boo me.
I also dreamed that I was in high school and I was trying to park my car in the parking lot but it was flooded so I would try a spot and then have to hurry up and leave it.....
And here is the belly this week. I swear it has gotten way bigger and more firm this week!
18 week belly
And just to compare....this was my belly two weeks ago at 16 weeks!
So awesome! I can't wait to feel my baby move too, I thought I did today but I can't be sure. You are looking great as usual!
ReplyDeleteGlad you don't have a UTI; makes sense it's just your body's way of making room for a growing baby! You're belly is so tiny and so cute!
ReplyDeleteI hope you post a picture of the bedding that is being made for you. I am sure it will be so pretty! That is so wonderful that someone is making that for you! You look great!
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