Pregnancy update!

Now to finally start the survey! I got so behind, sorry little baby.

Today's date: May 17, 2015

How far along: 18 weeks 6 days!

Total weight gain: about 7lbs, ahhh!

Size of the baby: 5.5 in ; size of a sweet potato.

Sex: We should be finding out on May 26th!

Maternity clothes: I wear them just because they are super comfortable! I can still wear my regular jeans, just need to not button them ;)

Sleep: Sleeping good for the most part. Some nights I do have insomnia.

Best moment(s) of the week: Reading to Gabby. Each night I've been reading two books that she picks out. :)

Movement: Lots of movement! I can feel movement throughout the day and a lot at night. I lay there next to Gabby (she's usually asleep) and tap or poke my belly and I can feel little kicks and\or jabs.

Food cravings: Gimmie all the carbsssss. I've eaten terribly the last two weeks. A lot of fast food. A lot of ice cream.

Food aversions: Not really :)

Morning sickness: So far, so good.

Symptoms: Boobs are growing. A little easy to lose my temper.

Labor signs: Too soon.

Belly button in or out: in but flat
What I miss:  more than one cup of coffee lol I used to drink almost a whole pot of coffee in the morning. Now, just one small cup.

What I'm looking forward to: May 26, 2015! Finding out the gender. Also May 21, 2015 - taking Gabby to see if she is able to start preschool. School is all she talks about!


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The first trimester, I was exhausted and nauseous.  All I wanted to do was sleep. I'd go to bed with Gabby, wake up with Gabby, and nap with Gabby. Luckily, for me, she was still napping pretty much every day during my first trimester. Nausea didn't clear up until a couple weeks into my 2nd trimester. That's when my energy came back too.

I didn't have food aversions that I can recall. With Gabby I couldn't eat meat during the 1st trimester, this pregnancy, I enjoyed meat.

Cravings: at first, pasta salad. A chicken sandwich with a lot of mayo. Ice cream. Sweets. Watermelon. BLT's.

Experienced leg cramps! Never had those with Gabby.
Lots of headaches. Had these with Gabby as well.
Crazy dreams. With Gabby too.
Week 17 and 18, I've been a big B. lol, sorry hubby.
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Baby #1 ; Week 18

Today's date: Oct 26, 2011

How far along: 18 weeks

Total weight gain: 4lbs -- finally weighed myself this morning and I'm up 1lb!

Size of the baby: 5.6 in ; size of a sweet potato.

Sex: November 8th!! November 8th!! November 8th!! November 8th!!

Maternity clothes: None. Still wearing the bigger work pants/jeans the hubby got me. I actually fit into my khakis, size 5. I was surprised lol they must have been super stretchy.

Sleep: Sleeping good. I want so badly to sleep on my stomach, though!

Best moment(s) of the week: Today, my first day off in 7 days!

Movement: Still feeling little jabs throughout the day :) Some days less than others, some days more than most. M and I can feel him ( I keep saying him, what if it's a girl! Just don't want to call the baby "it" lol ) the most at night after we eat and I take my prenatals and iron. We joke and say the baby is GTLing in there hahaha! For non Jersey Shore fans, GTL is Gym Tanning and Laundry. So he's more Gyming in there lol


Food cravings: Still oatmeal :) Since last week I feel I've been eating much better. I have always kept an eye on what I eat. For awhile there I was just eating whatever I wanted lol But have been more on track the last few weeks. Eating well makes me feel better all around. Also been in love with cinnamon raisin toast. Yumm!

Food aversions: Still not into chicken. It doesn't make me feel sick if I eat it or anything, just doesn't sound appetizing.

Morning sickness: So far, so good.

Symptoms: Bad breakouts still :( super gassy, I'm sorry, that's gross! And my boobs have grown, more. <-- all the same. Also, M noticed mood swingy lol he said I'm bipolar; happy and loud one day, and "you don't care" the next lol I would say I've been happier than sad etc. & belly has been itchy!

Labor signs: Too soon.

Belly button in or out: In.

What I miss:  Sleeping on my stomach and sushi.

What I'm looking forward to: Nov 8, 2011. We get to find out the sex on this day!!!! <---this still! & Monday at work we are having a Halloween carry in. I'm making ghosts on broomsticks :) I love work on days when it's a food carry in day haha :)