18 Week Bumpdate!

18 Weeks, 1 Day

Not sure if its just the shirt, but I think I doubled in size over the past week! 

Size of Baby:  A sweet potato! Baby is about 5.6inches long and weighs about 6.7oz.

Symptoms: Nausea is STILL here. Comes and goes and is much more manageable. Can't even remember the last time I threw up, so that is good! Also still feeling pretty tired all of the time. Last week I took a nap for an hour or 2, on accident, at 9am! Still having a little bit of round ligament pain, too. My skin also still is doing terrible. Where is my glow!??! 

Cravings: No real cravings really...I have been REALLY wanting jelly beans, but maybe I'm just looking forward to Easter?? ha ha 

Something I Miss: Clear skin and being able to use benzoyl peroxide, salicylic acid, etc. on my skin. Can NOT wait for the day I can use it all again! 

Milestones: Baby's bones continue to harden. Baby might also be starting to hear mommy's heartbeat and her tummy growling...which is happening more often these days! If it's a boy, his genitals are visible now! So hopefully he/she cooperates at our ultrasound on January 2nd! :) Mommy and Daddy also hosted their first Christmas at our house over the weekend! I made my first turkey! Here is daddy carving it. It was actually really yummy! 

Looking Forward To: Have I said I'm excited for our gender scan and ultrasound on January 2nd!?!? Can't wait to finally get to see our little bug! And hopefully find out if it's a boy or girl so we can start calling him/her by name :) Also looking forward to our Baby Moon this week! Heading to New York City on Friday!!! Then to upstate New York to spend Christmas with hubby's family. Can't wait to see them all again too! Last but not least, looking forward to using all of the new baby stuff we got from the Dorgan's! Thank you Steve, Krista, Zoe, and Jaden! How fun to use some of the stuff I used for Jaden when I was his nanny! :) Check out our stuff! 

There are swaddling blankets, burp blankets, crib blankets, baby toys, baby monitor, baby bibs, diaper changing pad, water proof pad we will use in the crib, a high chair attachment to use at the table, beautiful wooden puzzles, baby silverware, a soft game of "Monster Bowling" and blankie animals (aka "fake nanas" for Jaden, ha ha) 

SOOOOO THANKFUL! 

Almost halfway there! Can't wait to meet out little bug!