18 weeks

So hey… thought I’d write myself a pregnancy update … also for posterity’s sake. Here I am at 18 weeks which almost puts me half way since I’ll have this babe at 39 weeks. Wahoo…

I always think the websites comparing the size of your baby to fruit and veggies is funny. So – looks like this week baby is the size of a yellow pepper and weighs almost 7 ounces. (Length: 5 1/2 inches, head to bottom.). Ummm… ok.  Grow baby grow!

I’m not a fan of 1st trimester in pregnancy. It was a doozy this time around. January and February blahs, I’ll tell ya. Though I only upchucked a handful of times, I could hardly believe how gross I felt all day without losing all my food more often (way too much info… sorry). p.s. don’t ever, ever, ever take Z-pack antibiotic when pregnant. It will churn your stomach for days.

But finally … 15+ weeks finally came and my stomach settled itself a bit. Yay! Hurray! A Miracle Day!

This seems silly but one of my hardest things in pregnancy is how often I have to eat. I really despise eating if I have to. Plus, I’m so picky about what I feel like eating. I’ve gone through cycles with bedtime snacks. At first it was crunchy toast with peanut butter and jam. Bowl of peaches. Cup of milk. Then I rotated to dry corn chex. Apple sauce. And a cup of milk. Now I’m into sliced carrots. Bowl of granola and yogurt. And sometimes Dole extra tasty pineapple, bananas, and cottage cheese. I consider Golden Grahams an extra pricy treat, but it’s what I’ve felt like so I snack on it in the morning. And throughout this entire pregnancy, I’ve loved orange juice… even when I was feeling barfy. Weird, but yummy.

About 16 weeks I felt our wee little tot move a bit. This baby is already loving my bladder as a pillow. With all we have going on (meaning – Tru and Max crawling all over me), I know I don’t feel this baby as much as with my first when I lived to feel that baby Hannah move.

As for my size… well… not pleasant. I’ve started out this pregnancy the heaviest of all of them. Boo-hoo. Hopefully I won’t gain too much. My belly is round. If I suck in with all my might, I look almost the same as before… almost. But alas… I have to not worry about my chubs. Hard to do. One thing I’m looking forward to is walking outside when it warms up a bit. I walked alot when I was pregnant with Tru and it was my lowest weight gain. We’ll see how my back, knees, and patience do (patience required to push 2 toddlers who tend to fight in a double stroller.)

Sleep. Not the best. I hate waking up at 3:30 feeling so hungry. I’m too tired to want to eat anything. Plus, I have the craziest dreams when I’m pregnant. Every night it’s like this crazy drama that makes me feel tired upon waking up.

So – I guess that’s about all.  I’m grateful for this new blessing coming in August.  We have our ultrasound the end of April so hopefully we’ll find out what we’re having as well as seeing a healthy baby. Yes, healthy is always good.