Eighteen Weeks

I can hardly believe that I have been pregnant for eighteen weeks now...Although there are times I can't even tell I'm pregnant, my old clothes quickly remind me. I didn't take another pic this week just because things have been busy but it has been an exciting week.

I work in a place where I am blessed to have a small ultrasound machine...although it isn't the best, it is enough to sneak a peak every once in a while just to check on this little miracle growing inside me. Up to this week, I hadn't really felt Baby Mitchell moving. I had read that it takes a little longer for first time mom's to recognize what the movement feels like. Sunday night I did sneak a peak and Baby Mitchell was flipping and kicking and doing all sorts of movements inside me. I was able to feel what that felt like while watching Baby Mitchell move, which was very exciting. It definitely does feel like little butterflies. Since then, I have noticed movement mainly in the morning, about 7:30AM. The other morning, it seemed as if a gymnastics competition was going on in my abdomen. Very exciting yet not fun while trying to go to sleep. All I can do is smile and thank God that Baby Mitchell is moving around inside of me. Makes me excited to meet this little gymnast! Another exciting thing I noticed on the ultrasound was Baby Mitchell hiccuping! It was so cute to watch! Anyway here are my 18 week updates!


How Far Along? 18 weeks
Total Weight Gain/Loss? Have gained 9lbs!
Maternity Clothes? Yes, maternity jeans...am able to wear a lot of my tops so far!!!
Stretch Marks? No
Sleep? Sleeping seems to be getting a little more difficult. I tend to steal Michael's pillow when he isn't using it!
Best Moment This Week? Seeing Baby Mitchell inside of me and watching it have the hiccups!
Have You Told Family and Friends? We have told mostly everyone!
Miss Anything? Caffeine
Movement? Yep or as they call it "quickening!"
Food Cravings? Can't think of a particular food I am craving, I will say I can see a huge spike in my appetite though!
Anything Make You Queasy or Sick? Nope!
Have You Started to Show Yet? I think a little.
Gender Prediction? No clue!
Labor Signs? Nope
Belly Button In or Out? In!
Wedding Rings On or Off? On!
Looking Forward To? Finding out the gender!

Sixteen Weeks

This week was a really exciting week for me!!! Michael and I went to Charleston for a few days to get away and enjoy each other. I'm really excited to have this baby but will definitely miss the random trips with the two of us! He is such a good person and amazing husband. While we were in Charleston we did A TON of walking and a lot of eating. We stayed in an amazing hotel called the King Charles Inn on Meeting Street. We walked through the market, took a Ghost and Graveyard Historic Tour and window shopped on King Street. It was definitely a fun, relaxing getaway that was much needed!!!

Since we went to Charleston, it was almost 17 weeks until I was able to take this picture...(I think I was 16 weeks and 6 days haha).

How Far Along? 16 weeks
Total Weight Gain/Loss? Have gained 8lbs!
Maternity Clothes? I finally gave in and got a pair of maternity jeans and they are AWESOME!!! I may never go back.
Stretch Marks? No
Sleep? Sleeping ok except waking up several times to change positions or use the bathroom.
Best Moment This Week? Hearing the baby's heartbeat during my 16 week checkup and scheduling an anatomy ultrasound to find out what the baby is!
Have You Told Family and Friends? We have told all of our family and some of our friends.
Miss Anything? Caffeine
Movement? Nope
Food Cravings? I have been making a lot of orangeade from fresh oranges. Michael and I both love it!
Anything Make You Queasy or Sick? Nope!
Have You Started to Show Yet? I think a little.
Gender Prediction? No clue!
Labor Signs? Nope
Belly Button In or Out? In!
Wedding Rings On or Off? On!
Looking Forward To? Finding out the gender and feeling the baby move!

Fourteen Weeks

How Far Along? 14 weeks
Total Weight Gain/Loss? Have gained 7lbs.
Maternity Clothes? Not yet...I have been looking at some because I am getting tired of the rubber band busting on my abdomen.
Stretch Marks? No
Sleep? Using an extra pillow but still sleeping pretty well.
Best Moment This Week? Having an ultrasound a week ago and hearing that the extra sacs were gone!
Have You Told Family and Friends? We have told all of our family and some of our friends.
Miss Anything? Caffeine
Movement? Nope
Food Cravings? Applesauce and Cold Drinks
Anything Make You Sick? Trying to shower without eating something makes me feel a little nauseated.
Have You Started to Show Yet? Still looking chubby!
Gender Prediction? Not sure...keep going back and forth!
Labor Signs? Nope
Belly Button In or Out? In!
Wedding Rings On or Off? On!
Looking Forward To? Finding out the gender and feeling the baby move!

Sorry no picture this week...I took one but it really looked the same as twelve weeks and was pretty dark! Went to a baby shower this past weekend and it started to sink it that I would be doing this at the beginning of the year!

Haven't really had any horribly pregnancy symptoms which I feel really blessed about BUT I have been having nightmares...this is no fun. I will wake up in the middle of the night feeling like my heart is beating out of my chest. Had to wake Michael up one night because I could not go back to sleep!

Twelve Weeks

Twelve weeks was a week of mixed emotions for me...I was super excited because I had another OB appt and knew that we may be able to hear the baby's heartbeat with a doppler because my uterus had moved out of the pelvic cavity...I was also starting to feel my body changing and decided to take a picture of my very very little baby bump. I showed my sister a blog I had found on Pinterest and she duplicated the board and decorated it with chalk...also decided to answer several questions throughout my pregnancy to see how they changed...

How Far Along? 12 weeks
Total Weight Gain/Loss? Have gained 6lbs...although I was very nauseated, I was not throwing up all the time which allowed me to eat eat eat!
Maternity Clothes? Not yet...have tried the rubber band trick on one pair of jeans because they fit in the legs but not in the waist anymore :(
Stretch Marks? No
Sleep? Sleeping all the time except when I eat and work!
Best Moment This Week? Knowing I could get to hear the heartbeat again!
Have You Told Family and Friends? We have told all of our family and some of our friends.
Miss Anything? Caffeine
Movement? Nope
Food Cravings? Applesauce...have been getting up in the middle of sleeping to get a coffee cup full of cold applesauce!
Anything Make You Queasy or Sick? Ummm can't think of anything individual.
Have You Started to Show Yet? Looking chubby for sure!
Gender Prediction? Not sure...keep going back and forth!
Labor Signs? Nope
Belly Button In or Out? In!
Wedding Rings On or Off? On!
Looking Forward To? Finding out the gender and feeling the baby move!

The OB appt went well! They make you rotate through the different providers throughout your pregnancy so you can meet them all. Knowing this appt was going to be one where I could leave my clothes on, I decided to see one of the male doctors. Really liked him! Heard the baby's heartbeat right away with the doppler and it was about 160. We also discussed the "three sacs" and was told that the doctor really wanted us to have another ultrasound within the next week or so to check on things!