18 Weeks - Baby #2

(yes, I got my hair chopped off! still not sure if I like it....)

I finally figured out how to get my pics side-by-side to compare my Caleb belly with my Baby #2 belly. Unfortunately, I cannot find my original pics from my pregnancy with Caleb so I had to save this one from the blog and it is grainy. I have no idea why they are not on my computer but I really hope I can find them! (I also went back and added a comparison pic for week 17)




Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 18 weeks, 5 days

Size of baby: approximately 5 1/2 inches long (about the length of a bell pepper) and weighs almost 7 ounces (according to babycenter.com)

Total Weight Gain/Loss: 8 lbs that I know of, but I know it's more now b/c that was nearly a month ago! (will find out this Thursday)

Maternity Clothes: yes. We are going to a wedding this upcoming weekend, so I tried on the one maternity dress that I bought to wear to my baby shower for Caleb...and I think I look like a polka-dotted whale! (it's black with white polka dots) I do not think maternity dresses are very flattering on me and I am wondering why I bought that dress in the first place, LOL.

Gender: we will hopefully find out on March 24th - THIS THURSDAY!!!

Movement: I usually feel the baby move at night when we're laying in bed watching TV or when I'm just laying still trying to go to sleep, but I have to be laying completely still. If I'm moving around like normal throughout the day, I do not feel anything.

Sleep: Still having to get up to go to the bathroom several times a night, and the crazy dreams have returned this week.

Symptoms: Having to pee all.the.time. Other than that, I am feeling great! No round ligament pain this week (just those three days last week so far)

What I miss: um, maybe laying on my stomach and sleeping straight through the night!

Cravings: I am still really wanting strawberries (which I forgot to add to the grocery list this week - ugh!) and drinking juice. We had bagels and cream cheese at church this morning and I've been thinking about those ever since...maybe a trip to the store is in order to get some strawberries and bagels! I also am really wanting some boiled crawfish but that is every year, not just when I'm pregnant.

Best moment this week: feeling the baby move (and being sure of it)

What I am looking forward to: finding out the sex of the baby in 4 days! If it is a girl, we have a name already but if it's a boy, we still have to decide.