18 Weeks

How far along? 18w, 3d

Total weight gain: -6, making progress 

Maternity clothes? Yes

Stretch marks? Not yet.

Sleep: The past week it has not been great.  I've been sick with a cold, and I have to sleep sitting up in order to breathe.

Best moment this week: Hearing 2.0's heartbeat on Monday.  Also, we changed doctors!  I wanted to switch to a midwife that was highly recommended, but she wasn't taking on new patients.  I called and asked anyway, and she's taking me!

  Miss Anything? Wine

Movement: Feeling more and more! I'm 98% sure I finally felt baby from the outside on Saturday night!

   Food cravings: Cereal, Olive Garden, wine, garlic bread, salsa.  Also limes.  And salt.  So basically a margarita would be nice.

Anything making you queasy or sick: Meat, olives, potato skins 

Have you started to show yet? Yes

Gender prediction: I really don't know, to be honest.
Symptoms: Backaches

Belly Button in or out? In. It's already shallow!

Wedding rings on or off? On.

Happy or Moody most of the time: Really excited. 
 Looking forward to: So many things in the upcoming weeks!  

 

 

It's so incredible how much quicker this pregnancy seems to be going.  I can't believe we're almost to the halfway point!  We have two interviews with doulas next week - one on Sunday and one on Monday.  My birthday is Tuesday, and I took the day off, so we can do something fun with Lilly!  We have our first appointment with our new midwife on 3/9, then a water birth informational class that night (taught by the midwife) and a tour of the hospital again the following week.  Before I know it, it will be April, and time to celebrate Lilly's 2nd birthday!  I can't believe my baby is going to be two!!  Hope everyone is having a wonderful week!