Week 18 Questionnaire

How far along?18 weeks and 5 days

Total weight gain/loss:Probably a little more than 10. Haven't weighed myself in quite a while. My next appointment is Monday so we will find out then.

Maternity clothes? All the time. The only time I'd wear non-maternity clothes is to bed.

Stretch marks? None on my belly...yet. But I can feel my skin getting stretched, especially when I'm super full. I have been using my stretch mark creme so I guess we just wait and hope for the best!

Sleep:  Ugh....yeah. Last night was horrible. I could not fall asleep for the life of me and I was just tossing and turning. Eventually I moved to the couch to see if that would help. I was able to fall asleep but I would get really stiff and uncomfortable really fast. The whole night was just miserable. I went back to my bed in the morning after Phil left for work, and I kept waking up, on my back, in pain! I'm so used to sleeping on my back but it's starting to hurt so it wakes me up.

Best moment this week: Just feeling baby move more.

Movement: It's starting to become more consistent every day which is just so amazing. I have tried a million times to be able to feel it from the outside but I still haven't been able to. I'm waiting until I am able to feel it with my hand before I have Phil start trying to feel. I'm sure it will be happening soon though! I'm very excited for that.

Cravings: My fruity chewy candy craving is back and in full force. I carry watermelon gum for emergency situations to tide me over. I also have fruit snacks cause I figure that's better than candy? My sister offered me chocolate the other day and I said no!!! It was such a strange moment for me because I've been so much more inclined to chocolate versus candy my whole life.

Gender: Finding out soon!!! CANNOT WAIT!

Labor Signs: no

Belly Button in or out? Still in, but slowly getting more shallow. I have a feeling it might be an outtie by the end of all this.

What I miss: Sometimes I miss wine a little. I didn't drink it a whole lot but Phil had a glass with dinner last night and I was a little jealous. Mostly just sushi though.

What I am looking forward to: Confirming that the sex is a girl and calling my Mom to rub it in her face that I was right!! haha

Milestones: I feel like getting past 18 weeks is a milestone. I'm not sure why. Other than that I can't think of any real milestones.