(By the way, I'm still waiting to look like a pregnant supermodel in one of these pictures . . . I believe I'll be waiting a while :) These pictures aren't flattering, but I'll be glad I documented the experience, I guess?)
How far along? 18 weeks
Gender: It's a BOY!!!
Name: Yikes! We still don't have a name other than "Baby Brother" or "New Baby"! I'm starting to panic a little, not because we don't have time to pick out a name, but because I feel like we may never agree on one!
What is baby up to? He is about 5 1/2 inches long - about the size of a bell pepper - and weighs about 7 ounces. He is busy flexing his arms and legs, which I can feel very faintly every now and then - so exciting! His blood vessels are visible through his thin skin, and his ears are now in their final position. A protective covering of myelin is beginning to form around his nerves, a process that will continue for a year after he's born.
Total weight gain: I went to the doctor on Monday, and I believe the scale still showed a 6 lb. weight gain.
Maternity clothes: I can still wear a couple pair of pants that aren't maternity (they are low enough that they don't smoosh the belly), but mostly it's maternity jeans and maternity tops with a few non-maternity tops mixed in.
Stretch marks: Nope!
Sleep: I've been sleeping very well lately, so hopefully this keeps up for a while!
Best moment this week: Still love thinking about my boys together!
From last weeks post: I've had so much fun thinking about my two little men growing up together and all the fun they'll have, matching outfits (when they're little - eek!), baseball games, etc. All the things that will make having two little boys so much fun and such an adventure :)
From last weeks post: I've had so much fun thinking about my two little men growing up together and all the fun they'll have, matching outfits (when they're little - eek!), baseball games, etc. All the things that will make having two little boys so much fun and such an adventure :)
Miss anything? Not really!
Food cravings: Nothing fun to report here!
Anything make you queasy or sick? Feeling hungry
Exercise: I haven't done too well on the exercise this week :( I'm going to try a new tactic: get up and go before Jack wakes up. We'll see if this actually happens. I have great intentions at night and then morning comes, and I think, "what was I thinking?!?" So, we'll see. I'll report back :)
Labor signs: None
Symptoms: Feeling queasy when hungry and tired and out of breath sometimes - ok, a lot.
Most looking forward to: Getting Jack's big boy room ready and the nursery ready for Baby Brother!
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