Tuesday, February 21, 2012

18 Weeks!

Due Date: July 24th, 2012

Weight Gain:  +2

Symptoms:  My appetite is definitely back! I've been eating a lot more than I was before...probably why I gained 2 pounds but my doctor said it was "beautiful weight gain."  LOL  I have been feeling a little movement from our little baby now too. It is just once in awhile so far.

What's different this time: I notice that I get really tired after I eat. I don't remember this during my pregnancy with Oliver. 

Cravings/Aversions:  I've been eating a lot of cereal and carbs. Meat is still not sounding very good to me and I think I could become a vegetarian pretty easily. 

Sleep: I am sleeping all night, every night. Occasionally taking a 15-30 minute nap with Oliver on my days off. 

I am loving:  Our new house! It is great having more space for the kids. I'm also trying to enjoy time with the boys before our baby is born. I took them to the Zoo and IKEA yesterday and it was a really fun day. I'm also loving that I can feel the baby move a bit now. ALSO...my sister AND sister in-law are pregnant too!!!!  We are all around 5-6 weeks apart, me being in the middle. It is fun being pregnant with sisters and will be very nice for our little baby to have cousins so close in age!

I miss: Nothing I can think of this week. How about a tantrum-less almost 4-year old? Ever since we moved Oliver has been acting out quite a bit and is very sassy with me. Hopefully it's just a phase....

I am looking forward to: My 20 week ultrasound to see the baby again

Best thing about this week: Planning Oliver's 4th birthday party, getting stuff done around the house

Milestones: We received our Quad blood test results back as well as our cystic fibrosis test and both came out negative, which is good!  My belly has definitely popped out now and I want to take some belly pictures during this pregnancy since we didn't take many with Oliver.

Movement: Yes, a little bit!

It's a...: we'll find out in July!  Oliver says he THINKS it's a boy but he WANTS a girl baby. : )

Exercise: Working out about 3 days a week...trying to take walks around our new neighborhood when the weather is nice

Diet: We are getting back into cooking now that we are more settled in our new house. Trying some new recipes this week. I'm craving meal type food. I need to be better about eating lunch on my days off work...I've been skipping it and just snacking. Whoops.

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