18 Weeks

How far along: 18 weeks

Food comparison: Bell Pepper or Sweet Potato (12.7-14.6cm/ ~5.3oz.)

Weight gain: 10 lbs

Sleep: It was pretty terrible. My whole body hurt. My ribs, my hips, my kidneys. Apparently I don't do well sleeping on my sides only. But, I bought a pregnancy pillow! Ladies, if you are pregnant or when you get pregnant you HAVE to get one. The first night I slept with it, I slept like I had taken sleep meds. Wonderful. I will keep you updated if it stays wonderful.

Best moment of the week: Seeing our sweet baby on October 24th! I was having some unusual stomach pain and my doctor wanted to have an ultrasound to check things out just in case. Everything looked good. Healthy heartbeat of 156. We found out the gender a few weeks early! We got to see him moving around and swallowing. It was the most amazing thing I have ever seen. And we get to see him again in two weeks!

Movement: Not yet.

Food cravings: Food still doesn't really sound good. Most of the time it is a disappointment. I think something sounds good, mainly because I am hungry, and I eat it and it doesn't taste that great. Things I loved before pregnancy aren't really that good anymore. No cravings lately.

Food Aversions: The smell of cooking meat. The smell of coffee in the morning (which s really sad).

What I miss: Fried eggs over medium, sushi, wine.

Workouts: I should probably delete this question ;)

Stretch marks: Not yet

Maternity clothes: A pair of maternity pants and a few maternity shirts. I love them, and seeing my bump =)

Belly button: In

Gender: BOY!!!!

Symptoms: Same morning sickness... Started at about 6 weeks and hasn't let up. I throw up every morning and then take some Zofran, sometimes I throw up again at lunch, some days I make it through. If I don't take medicine I am horribly sick all day and will throw up all day, food or no food.
     Back pain has been better the past few weeks. Still hurts here and there, but nothing like it was. Now I have some belly pain, which may just be stretching pains.

Rings: Off =(

Mood: Still very happy and very excited! So excited to know the gender and be able to start planning the nursery! I still love being pregnant.

Labor signs: No

Upcoming appts/events: November 13th is our "anatomy scan". Even though we know the gender, apparently they like to look at the organs during a certain time frame. So we get to see our sweet boy again in two weeks. I am not complaining. =)

16 weeks

How far along: 16 weeks

Food comparison: Avocado (4.3-4.7 in. long and 2.75 oz.)

Weight gain: 5 pounds

Sleep: Ok. I miss laying on my back and flat on my stomach. I have read that I am not supposed to do either. I get up to pee quite a bit. Some nights I am just so tired that I still sleep fine, but those nights are typically accompanied by crazy dreams. On that note, I had a dream last night of thousands and thousands of spiders falling from a tree onto my head. I was terrified and panicked and just wanted someone to help me. Then I went into labor and had a baby girl. The next night I had a dream that I felt the baby kick, the dream progressed and we had a boy.

Best moment of the week: Hearing that sweet heartbeat!! We went Thursday and it was a healthy 156. I can't describe how that feels and how real it brings it all back to reality.

Movement: Not yet.

Food cravings: No real cravings. As a whole, food doesn't normally sound good at all. I have had a lot of help choosing meals, because thinking about it too much will make me sick. Lately, I have been wanting Hunt Brothers Pizza, but no one will help me find where we can get it here.

Food Aversions: The smell of cooking meat. The smell of coffee in the morning (which s really sad).

What I miss: Fried eggs over medium, sushi, coffee (the only time I want it is at night, which I have tried to cut out caffeine as much as possible anyway),

Workouts: Did better in the beginning, now my back is going out, so I am looking into water aerobics.

Stretch marks: Not yet

Maternity clothes: I bought a pair of maternity jeans (and OMGoodness are they comfortable!), but I still wear my normal scrub pants and shirts to work.

Belly button: In

Gender: People have mixed opinions. Most say girl. A few have said boy. Chinese Calender says girl. Ring on String says girl. Other tests say boy. Cody says boy ;) Doctor said, guessing by heartbeat, she would predict girl. I honestly don't have a feeling one way or another.

Symptoms: Morning sickness like no other. Started at about 6 weeks and hasn't let up. I throw up every morning and then take some Zofran, sometimes I throw up again at lunch, some days I make it through. If I don't take medicine I am horribly sick all day and will throw up all day, food or no food.
      My lower back is also giving out. If I step a certain way, the pain takes my breath away. Just as quick as it comes it goes away, it just happens often. Doctor says sciatica, so I may be going to physical therapy.

Rings: On

Mood: Happy and Excited. I know morning sickness and back pain suck, but I can do this for 5 more months. It's not pleasant, but I am just so happy to be pregnant and to have a baby in our future, God has given me such peace of mind to deal with the sickness and back pain. So far, I really love being pregnant.

Labor signs: No

Upcoming appts/events: November 13th is our appointment to find out the baby's gender. Ahh!!!