18 Weeks

I am so excited to do my first "weekly update"! :-) I love reading other people's as they do theirs!

How Far Along: 18 weeks 1 Day

Size of baby: Sweet little Emma Claire is 5.6 in long and weighs 6.7 oz. She's the size of a sweet potato! They were my favorite vegetable as a baby and I still love them!

Total Weight Gain/Loss: I think I've gained about 5lbs. At my last doctors visit I had only gained 2...I'm sure it'll be up at my next visit! I've really gotten my appetite back lately. 

Maternity Clothes: I am in a terribly awkward stage now....normal clothes don't fit but maternity clothes are like tents, even the smalls :-( For now I just wear pants in a size up and wear looser fitting tops!

Gender: GIRL!

Movement: I felt her move for the first time about two weeks ago! It was just a slight twitchy feeling on my left side at first...then I slowly felt more and more movement! Now I can tell where her little feet and hands are, sometimes she will move from one side to the other! That is so neat to feel!

What I miss: Nothing really. I can tell that I won't be able to sleep on my stomach much longer though :-( Right now I sleep half on my tummy and half on my side with one leg pulled up to my chest...very weird sounding but I've always been a tummy sleeper!

Cravings: Lately I haven't had a ton of cravings or aversions. I still don't really want meat ever...I get pretty thirsty sometimes, but my belly gets full so quick I can't drink as much as i want! I have wanted a lot of pasta lately...not for every meal, just occasionally. With my "cravings" if I somehow work it into a meal it tends to go away! I haven't had any lingering cravings.

Symptoms: Even though I'm well into the second trimester I still get pretty tired if I have a big day. Going shopping or walking around a lot pretty much wears me out. I'm not much of a napper, I always feel much worse after waking up :-( so I just rest for a while in the afternoon and I feel much better!

Best Moment this week: There were so many great moments this week! First was finding out that we're having a little GIRL :-) It was so fun to have the Hubster, my mom and dad come to the sonogram. My dad was shocked at how far sonograms have come in 23 years! :-) I also LOVED getting to announce it to the "world" on facebook and the blog! If those aren't enough great moments...it was so fun to announce the gender to family and get to tell them her name!

What I'm looking forward to: Getting to see our little girl at my 20 week appointment! :-)

Baby Bump!

 

So here's my first attempt at a "bump" picture...as you can tell, there's not much of one right now. Towards the end of the day I do start to get more of a bump...and I have one after dinner for sure! I do wish that I looked more "pregnant" and not like I just had a big lunch! ha! And I've decided that most of my weight gain HAS to be up "top". The girls are HUGE....I really would like for them to stay this size and not get any bigger....

I just can't believe I'm almost half-way done! I'm not complaining about my slow growing bump by any means! I started taking weekly pictures at the beginning and then noticed that there was literally no change from week to week so I figured I'd just wait! From now on I will do one each week...the bump has to be coming soon!!! :-) Stay tuned for more Emma Claire updates!!!