Baby #1 - 18 Weeks Bumpdate

Stats:
How far along are you: 18 weeks
How big is baby: Size of a sweet potato or artichoke!
Total weight gain this week: +1.6 lbs

Maternity clothes: Not yet...sweats everyday!

Stretch marks: No

Sleep: Sleep is still the best!  I can sleep in past 8am :) I'm not sure if thats because our window in our bedroom is on our porch and not in direct sun, or because we shifted our bed differently so I wouldn't see light come through our bedroom window during the night.  Usually I'd be up when the sun is up, but that's not happening so no complaints over here!  Jade bought a memory foam mattress pad in honor of my first Mother's Day!!! You bet we put it on immediately and I was just in heaven.  

Best moment this week:  First doctors appointment!! I was SUPER nervous minutes before I had to leave the apartment.  My heart rate was up and I was just....n e r v o u s.  I'm an over thinker so in reality it had been almost 4 weeks since I had heard baby's heart beat in an ultrasound Jade's friend did for us.  So I was scared of receiving bad news, honestly.  I was able to sit down with my doctor and get all my questions/concerns answered, hear babe's heartbeat from the fetal doppler, and get the quad screen done.  The placenta is in the position it should be and baby is moving a lot with a 130 heart beat.  

Miss anything: I don't think so.

Movement: On 5/2/16, I felt a little flutter on my left side of my belly.  It kind of felt like butterfly kisses or spasms - I'm not sure if its the first kick or what.  On 5/4/16 I felt another flutter on my bottom right side of my belly.  It was the same feeling as what I had a couple days ago!

Food cravings: No

Anything making you queasy or sick: No

Gender: we finally told our families

Labor signs: No

Symptoms: One day I felt the round ligament pain pretty regular in the evening.  It wasn't when I would stand up or move quickly, more so when I was just relaxing.  Also, I was in line at the store to check out and got super dizzy.  I got some water and sat on a bench while Jade finished standing in line.  

Belly button in/out: In

Wedding rings on/off: On

Happy or moody: Happy
Looking forward to: Our anatomy ultrasound in a week!