18 Weeks

How far along? 18 weeks

Total weight gain: 6 lbs total

Maternity clothes? Not yet... I have a couple pairs of jeans that are getting snug, but still a few that fit just fine!

Stretch marks? No, but I am starting to worry about this! I have had terribly dry skin the past few weeks {my hands are cracking open & bleeding} so I definitely need more hydration! I don't really want to pay $40 for stretch mark cream though. I bought some baby oil & am going to try to come up with a homemade recipe!

Sleep: Decent.

Best moment of the week: Finally feeling the baby squirm around in there! The dr. told me I'd start feeling him around 15 weeks, but I didn't until right at 18 weeks. I was laying in bed & thought maybe I felt something but wasn't sure. But then the baby wiggled around for about 30 minutes and I could definitely tell that was it! I feel him/her a lot now! We also had our first (of two) fetal anatomy ultrasounds and everything with baby looks great!.... although I will never understand how they can tell that our baby doesn't have a cleft palate but they can't tell the gender! We have one stubborn baby in there :)

Miss anything? Starting to miss coffee... which means my morning sickness is MUCH better!

Movement: Almost every day after lunch & dinner.

Food cravings: Cream soda... after craving it for about 5 days I finally broke down and got some... it was SOOO yummy.

 Anything making you queasy or sick: Not really anymore. I still don't like to brown hamburger, but I did it this weekend without gagging!

Gender prediction: Depends on the day, so definitely no strong feelings one way or another! 

Labor signs: No

Symptoms: Feeling awfully bloated these days. 

Belly button in or out? In

Wedding rings on or off? On

Happy or moody most of the time? Happy!

Looking forward to: My next dr's appt. & getting the baby's room cleaned out. I NEED to do that this week so daddy-to-be can paint :)