18 Week Update

Jaylie is about the length of a bell pepper.

How Far Along:  18 Weeks

 

Weight Gain:  -5 lbs. Yes, I have lost weight but Jaylie is fine.

Maternity Clothes:  Some. I can still wear all my pants and shirts. I wear some maternity clothes now because they are just more comfortable.

Stretch Marks:  Oh yes. They make me sick. But I have always had stretch marks on my legs. Now I am acquiring them on my belly. I put cocoa butter on them 2 times a day but it doesn't help.

 

Morning Sickness: When I was first pregnant, I was just nauseous. It graduated to nauseous and then sick. I have been really sick the last few weeks- 14-18. This is just for documentation:

I have been sick on the side of the road at least 10 times, got sick in my car while I was driving and had to leave school because I was so, so sick and then I cried about leaving school.Everyone was nice to the sick pregnant girl.
  The worst sick I have been was after eating Zaxby'a chicken fingers. I was so sick from those. Jay had to pull over on our way home and  I got sick everywhere- all over me and then I cried about it.  Dr. Ballard gave me Zofran but it gives me a massive headache. I am hoping maybe that my sick(er) days are behind me.

Sleep:  I sleep ok. I have been so tired the entire pregnancy. Now, just this week I can stay up past 8 pm without needing a nap in the afternoon.I don't really get up during the night. Every once in a while I will have to wake up to go the restroom but usually I am fine to sleep until about 5 and then go lay on the couch until about 6.

Baby Movement:  No, I still cannot feel her. I can't wait until I do.

Food Cravings:  I crave NOTHING. Food doesn't taste the same to me. Things I think I want,I can't eat. Things I don't think I want seem to be ok. I eat less now than I ever have. Jay thinks it is the weirdest thing. And I do too! I thought it would be the opposite. But I am kind of glad, I'm not eating everything in sight.
Last week when I was so sick, I made Jay go order me some mashed potatoes and gravy from Jacks and a small chocolate milkshake. He thought it was weird and so did I- but I ate all those taters. Only half of the shake- which tells me that I have been taken over because I would have sucked that baby down usually!

What I Miss:  I miss nothing right now. I waited so long that I am enjoying it all. Even the sickness reminds me that I am carrying a true blessing and I should be thankful. Now, as the weeks have rolled on and I have still been sick- I am still thankful  but beg not to be sick everyday :)

Looking forward To: Deciding on baby furniture and bedding. Please, for the love of all that's good, let me make a decision. I just cannot decide. Which is another reason I know I have been taken over because if it is going in my house, I make a decision and I am happy about it.All the furniture we have, I picked out and I have never regretted it. However, now I cannot decide to save my life on furniture that my baby may or may not sleep in for the first years of her life....I slept with my parents until I was...way...way... to old. I expect Jaylie might be the same but we shall see.....

Milestones: Arms and legs are finally in proportion, neurons are connected between the brain and muscles and cartilage is turning to bone which means baby has control of limb movements. So Jaylie should be moving soon.

So if any of you Mommies out there can recommend baby bedding or someone to make it or a crib that you love or hate, Jaylie sure would appreciate it. I can tell she is getting nervous about it.