18 Weeks Pregnant

How far along? 18 Weeks

Size of Baby: Bell Pepper (5.5 inches long, 7 ounces)

Waist: 36 in

Total weight gain: Argh, I forgot to weigh myself this morning!

Maternity clothes? Still able to fit into my tops, but always wearing maternity bottoms.

Stretch marks? None yet.

Sleep: Sleep has been pretty much the same. I'm still sleeping on my stomach the majority of the night. I will be sleeping on my stomach for as long as I can, but know it will be ending soon. That will be a sad day. 

Best moment this week: I think I felt the baby kick twice this morning! I was laying on my stomach in bed, about to get up and (bam!) something in my lower abdomen definitely felt like a kick. Now, I have read that the first time you feel your baby move, it feels like butterflies in your stomach, but this felt like a pure kick. That's why I say I think I felt the baby :)

Miss anything? Clearer skin. I am going to start using rosehip oil on my face, my sister said that was her lifesaver (although I know my acne is more hormonal than anything).

Movement: I think I felt kicks this morning! Can't wait to feel more!

Food cravings: Again, nothing in particular this week...man I'm boring.

Anything making you queasy or sick: Some foods, mainly meat.

Gender: Boy!

Labor signs: No.

Symptoms: Same old, same old. Constipation, hungry all of the time, random headaches.

Belly button in or out? In. I did take my belly button ring out this week. That was a sad time. With the belly band on my maternity pants, my ring would be pushed into my skin and it would hurt. I still notice the skin around my belly button gets sore throughout the day...weird. Maybe because its stretching?

Wedding rings on or off? On.

Happy or moody most of the time: Happy. 

Looking forward to: Our next ultrasound on Nov 20th. We haven't had an ultrasound since week 8!

Fact: Your baby's skeleton, which up until this point has been made up of flexible cartilage, is now hardening into bone. Myelin, a protective layer covering his nerves, has begun to form. Myelin plays an important role in the communication between neurons, and it will continue to develop through his first year of life. (-Everyday Family)