18 Weeks

Cannot believe we are here. Thankful for each day of the past 18 weeks, despite the stress and uncertainty. Thankful for the opportunity to experience pregnancy, and to watch Charlie watch me. And hopeful that I'll be saying the same thing at 20 weeks, 26 weeks, and 36 weeks.


I didn't think the belly had grown so much from two weeks ago, but looking at it now, I think it has grown! I've given up on trying to hide it. I've been getting comments on the bosom and the belly from friends and strangers. Well, the bosom comments have yet to come from strangers.

The last few weeks have been a pound a week gain, so that puts me on track for gaining about 30 pounds, if the pattern continues. We continue to walk about 28-30 miles per week. I'm not really watching my diet. I haven't been gorging myself on junk and sweets but unfortunately I have also been avoiding veggies and proteins. I keep telling myself to up the meat and greens, but crackers and noodles are what I want, so that's all I eat.


The anatomy scan is on Wednesday. It can't get here fast enough, as far as I am concerned. We will learn Um Ba-bay's sex, but really I am just desperate to see a wiggle and a heartbeat. It'll have been 41 days since the last ultrasound and 29 days since we heard the heartbeat, and I've been having some anxiety over all the worst case scenarios out there.

We did purchase a baby monitor this week and tested it tonight. Thankfully it worked perfectly from the baby room upstairs to the den downstairs. The baby stuff in the house grows. Next purchase from the massive list of gear we've compiled: co-sleeper.

18 weeks behind us. 22 weeks await.