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| 18 Weeks and growing!!!! |
Week: 18
Baby: Baby Pease is the size of a sweet potato. He or she is busy yawning, hiccuping, sucking, kicking, etc.
Stretch Marks: No
Maternity Clothes: Yes! Thanks to all of my friends who have generously donated a lot of tops...makes it a little easier. I still need to go and get a few more work outfits- but I am wearing maternity clothes, pants at least, everyday!
Sleep: I have fully adjusted to sleeping on my side and have been sleeping more soundly. However, I have very crazy "pregnancy" dreams about all sorts of things and wake up with really bad hip pains. I think I will cave and buy a body pillow this week- it is the only advice I have gotten from anyone for the sore hips. Good to know I am not alone in that though, and I have been feeling so well throughout the pregnancy- I feel lucky that sore hips and strange dreams are the worst of it!
Movement: Maybe? I feel like I can feel a little flicker here and there, but never two in a row for me to stop long enough and realize if that is it or not. They say second time moms feel it this early on because they know what they feel like so they recognize the really short, early movements. I should feel a lot more activity around 20 weeks!
Yummy: Oreos and Milk have satisfied the sweet tooth I had lost for a while (who would have thought that was possible!) and I am still really liking peanut butter and cereal and any fruit!
Eww!: M&M's- may seem strange, but I have a huge Costco bag at school that I use for incentives during guided reading and I used to have to use what very little self control I have to not eat them constantly. I have not been able to eat them this whole pregnancy- not just because I am trying to eat really well, but because they just taste awful to me now! Might not be a bad aversion to have...
Symptoms: Sore hips and bleeding gums- a strange symptom of the second trimester! Body pillow and extra brushing, here I come :) Other than that, I feel great- so no complaints here!
Mood: Happy and Content
High of the week: Registering for Baby Pease! It was so exciting to be able to spend the weekend picking out all sorts of goodies for the little one. It may seem a little early, but I really wanted to complete the task before the 20 week appointment. I knew that if I had already gone through the registry process, I would not want to go back and change anything..and figured this would reduce any urge to last minute scream at the ultrasound tech that I want to know the gender of the baby! The registry is done, about 10 unisex outfits are hung in the closet, and there is no going back now....Baby Pease will be a surprise!
Low of the week: A toothache that killed. That's all...not a bad week, huh?
Most looking forward to: Really feeling the baby move...big time...so there is no mistaking what it is!
Baby: Baby Pease is the size of a sweet potato. He or she is busy yawning, hiccuping, sucking, kicking, etc.
Stretch Marks: No
Maternity Clothes: Yes! Thanks to all of my friends who have generously donated a lot of tops...makes it a little easier. I still need to go and get a few more work outfits- but I am wearing maternity clothes, pants at least, everyday!
Sleep: I have fully adjusted to sleeping on my side and have been sleeping more soundly. However, I have very crazy "pregnancy" dreams about all sorts of things and wake up with really bad hip pains. I think I will cave and buy a body pillow this week- it is the only advice I have gotten from anyone for the sore hips. Good to know I am not alone in that though, and I have been feeling so well throughout the pregnancy- I feel lucky that sore hips and strange dreams are the worst of it!
Movement: Maybe? I feel like I can feel a little flicker here and there, but never two in a row for me to stop long enough and realize if that is it or not. They say second time moms feel it this early on because they know what they feel like so they recognize the really short, early movements. I should feel a lot more activity around 20 weeks!
Yummy: Oreos and Milk have satisfied the sweet tooth I had lost for a while (who would have thought that was possible!) and I am still really liking peanut butter and cereal and any fruit!
Eww!: M&M's- may seem strange, but I have a huge Costco bag at school that I use for incentives during guided reading and I used to have to use what very little self control I have to not eat them constantly. I have not been able to eat them this whole pregnancy- not just because I am trying to eat really well, but because they just taste awful to me now! Might not be a bad aversion to have...
Symptoms: Sore hips and bleeding gums- a strange symptom of the second trimester! Body pillow and extra brushing, here I come :) Other than that, I feel great- so no complaints here!
Mood: Happy and Content
High of the week: Registering for Baby Pease! It was so exciting to be able to spend the weekend picking out all sorts of goodies for the little one. It may seem a little early, but I really wanted to complete the task before the 20 week appointment. I knew that if I had already gone through the registry process, I would not want to go back and change anything..and figured this would reduce any urge to last minute scream at the ultrasound tech that I want to know the gender of the baby! The registry is done, about 10 unisex outfits are hung in the closet, and there is no going back now....Baby Pease will be a surprise!
Low of the week: A toothache that killed. That's all...not a bad week, huh?
Most looking forward to: Really feeling the baby move...big time...so there is no mistaking what it is!
