17/18 Week Update

Trying to cover her face

Hey Everyone! Today I am 18 weeks. We are almost halfway to D-day! This past week I had an appointment with my midwife and a follow-up ultrasound. The appointment went great. Just the basic blood pressure, weight check, etc. Everything is good. I have lost about about 20lbs since I got pregnant in August (horrid morning sickness is to blame) but my midwife is not concerned about it at all. Honestly, it sounds worse than it is. I had a few extra pounds I do not mind parting with AT all. :) BP was great, as it always is. We listened to baby girl's heartbeat and tried to get a recording of it for my IF, but she was so active we could not get anything that did not sound like a bunch of fuzz. But luckily for him, he got some cute photos from the ultrasound, which in my opinion, is even better.

The ultrasound went great, but the tech was a little sketchy. I was not very happy with her, to say the least. She was not very personable and of course I was alone for the appointment, so it made for an awkward thirty minutes. I don't think she really knew what the ultrasound was for or anything either. She asked a lot of questions that I feel like she should have already. I assume she had specific things to look for per my midwife. But oh well, I hopefully won't see her again. Ha.

Just relaxing with her hands behind her head

I am really enjoying being pregnant. Even with all of the sickness and everything I have been through the past few weeks. I did jinx myself in my last post about feeling so much better because last week, I was sick for almost three days in a row. So I am not going to say that I am feel great this time. I will say that I have not been sick, but that can change. (hopefully not). I haven't really had any cravings other than chocolate covered strawberries with dark chocolate only. I have been having little movements and "pressure" of her moving. Every single day I can feel her getting stronger. Today I have felt her move a lot more than usual. I actually felt her on the outside and I don't have to really concentrate anymore to feel her moving. She has always been very active from the first time I saw her on the ultrasound. So she is going to be a handful! I did have a few braxton hicks contractions today while cleaning. (or nesting I should say...)

Everything with my IF seems to be going a lot better (not that it was horrible) this week. I have gotten a bit more communication from him, which is always nice. After thinking about it for awhile, there really is only so much for us to really chat about. His biggest concern in not wanting to be too overwhelming to me or taking a lot of my time away from my every day life. But it is also awkward to be like "Hey, I threw up three times today." ha. Not that I would ever say that though. Everything is starting to become more real to him and I am starting to feel a lot more of his excitement. Which is all I want from this journey. I cannot wait to see him hold his little girl for the first time. To know that I am helping someone have a child is one of the most rewarding things I have/will do in my life. I love this feeling so much, that I know I want to do it again. I know some might not understand, but this feeling is so indescribable it is no question in my mind.

18 Weeks

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18 weeks