18 weeks

How far along? Exactly 18 weeks today :)

Total weight gain: 2 lbs

Maternity clothes? Definitely in maternity pants. I have a few maternity tops, but a lot of my pre-pregnancy tops were not really tight fitting, so they still work.

Stretch marks? Nothing yet. But very itchy. I’ve been using cocoa butter for that.

Sleep: Not great. I wake up a lot from having rolled over to my back, which while it feels soooo gooooood at the same time is uncomfortable enough to wake me up. Also, I get up usually about twice to pee. Ugh.

Best moment this week: I got to hold a baby chicken on Saturday! Also, baby has really upped the moving around this week.

Miss anything? Being able to eat like a normal human being. Steak.

Movement: Quite a bit this week! Last night, it felt kind of weird, like not any particular kicks or flutters but just this continuous rolling feeling for awhile. And right on cue, baby just kicked just now! :D

Food cravings: Fruuuuuuit. All the fruit.

Anything making you queasy or sick: Meat. All the meat. BABY HATES MEAT.

Gender: Still don’t know!

Labor signs: None.

Symptoms: Still with the morning sickness. Lots of ligament pain low in my belly, lots of sciatic pain. Still haven’t found my second trimester energy.

Belly button in or out? In, but shrinking. I’ve always had a very deep innie, so I will be very surprised if it ever pops out.

Rings on or off? On. It’s actually looser than usual, so I might have to get one of those rubber things to put on the inside.

Happy or moody most of the time: Both. I can go from being happy to moody to irate to sad and back to happy in the course of minutes.

Looking forward to: We have our anatomy scan in less than two weeks, and hopefully we can find out if this is a little boy or girl :)

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