18 weeks

3 week update gap? Ooops! Here we are at 18 weeks, already!?

How far along? 18 weeks 

size of baby: a sweet potato

Total weight gain:  not too sure! I try to avoid the scale ;)

Maternity clothes? Finally got some stretchy scrub pants and a tshirt for work,  my belly was oh so constricted at work

Sleep:  sleeping great! Just waking up a few times to go to the bathroom ;)

Best moment this week: feeling the baby move!! … I was unsure if that’s what I was feeling due to a constant stomach ache, but now I’m positive it is! It’s the best feeling! Baby is so active any time I lay still-in church, in bed, in the car, etc. We also did a ultrasound today where they found out the gender, but I took the closed envelope with the answer to a friend and she’ll do the rest until our party next week! Ahh!

Worst Moment this week: traveling across texas and having a stomach ache for days to make up for it ;/

Miss Anything? nope!          

Cravings: always love me some chips and queso! And I’m all about sour candy… no surprise there really

Symptoms: I have been feeling extreme right side back pain that radiates to my right top thigh.. I’m thinking it might be sciatic? But it’s a dull pain that wakes me up in the middle of the night or causes me to stop what I’m doing at work and take a walk. Whew wee! Frequent urination, nausea if I let myself get too hungry, and fatigue.. just the normal stuff ;) I did have a random session of getting sick this morning… in the car L luckily we had a blue eme-bag handy! haha

Looking forward to:  our gender reveal party next week! yay!

Last weekend, valentines weekend, we drove across Texas to Athens/Longview to see Cody's grandparents and his sister/brother in law and to celebrate our nephew Carter's 1st birthday! I was slightly bummed we wouldn't get a chance to celebrate valentines day, but sweet cody surprised me and booked a couples massage in Athens, Tx! Complete with white grape juice and chocolate covered strawberries, it was a great surprise!

Then we went to Longview and spent the night with Codys sister and bro-in-law.. we played games and loved on baby Carter!

..and today we got to see baby McMurray! He/she gave us a big wave and was moving its little legs and arms all over the place! Always such a relief for this momma to be to see this perfect creation active and healthy! We decided to have them write down the gender and gave it to a friend, so we'll find out the results next weekend, woo whoo!