18 Weeks

18 weeks and Baby is the size of a coconut! He/she is about 5-1/2″ long now and weighs about 5.3 ounces. He or she can yawn now too!

How far along: 18 weeks

Gender: We don’t know… but Andrew keeps calling the Baby “him” so I try to balance it out with plenty of female pronouns. 🙂

Weight gain: 2 lbs (no gain this week)
Symptoms: Back pain, occasional headaches, and random nausea.

Maternity clothes: Definitely moving toward exclusively wearing maternity clothes. Maternity jeans are SO much more comfortable at this point, and I think I’m going to start phasing out my pre-pregnancy tops.

Stretch marks: No

Belly button in or out: in

Sleep: A little less comfortable lately. My hips have been getting sore, so I toss and turn more than usual.

Best moment this week: Andrew’s first Father’s Day! Not that we did anything, haha

Miss anything: Being able to NOT get 8 hours of sleep a night. I’ve been struggling this week for sure.

Movement: Once in awhile, but not on a daily basis yet

Cravings: Hummus with tortilla chips or Wheat Thins… at least it’s healthy! 🙂 Still craving (and giving in to) Dr Pepper too.
Looking forward to: our next ultrasound