Sweet Baybay,
You're 18 weeks and 1 day old today!
I felt you kick for the first time on February 25th :) I was laying on the couch with my hands on my belly talking to you and you kicked! It was so so gentle and light that I pretty much convinced myself it didn't happen. Then Daddy spent an hour with his hands and head on my belly trying to feel you or hear you, but had no luck. I felt kinda bad that he couldn't feel it happening too, it certainly wasn't for lack of trying on his part.
I snapped this pic while he had his head turned ;)
A couple of days later while I was in class I decided to put my hands on my belly again and see if I could feel ya kick, and you kicked me like 5 times! It was incredible. I didn't expect to be able to feel you so soon because I read that it usually doesn't happen for most first time mothers until week 20 or later. We've got a lil kicker in there! I also read that you can hear us now too. We were already talking to you, but now we do it even more and it's so neat to know you can actually hear us and recognize our voices! I called your Grandma and she talked to you through the phone so that hopefully you'll recognize her voice when she comes to visit us in a couple of weeks. Daddy still hasn't been able to feel you kick, just me so far. I have to stand or lay just right, press my hands tight against my belly, and start talking to get ya moving enough for me to feel it. Its the most amazing feeling, its like a lil validation that you're in there and still doing good every time I feel ya.. and I love it! I've started to play music for you on our long drives to school and you seem to really like Aerosmith, which means you'll fit right in with my side of the family lol. You also start dancing to upbeat loud happy songs, hopefully you'll get your daddy's vocal cords and will be a talented singer too! I can definitely tell you take after me with all the dancing along you're doing in there :)
You're about 6 inches long and weigh about 7 ounces now. I measured out 7 oz of sugar the other day at school just to see just how heavy that felt lol. You're growing so fast baby, and as a result, so is Mommy. I can see a big increase in size since just last week. Most of my clothes no longer fit. I have plenty of jeans in plenty of sizes that I've collected over the years, and so far I've still been able to find pairs that fit in my own closet. However, shirts are an entirely different story. I only have 3 shirts out of my hundreds that still fit (and barely), and those 3 are shirts I never wore before because they looked too "maternal" lol. Thank goodness I kept them anyway. Most of the time I'm in my chef's clothes, and even those I can tell I'll soon outgrow. I think it's time to go maternity clothes shopping. It's tough to do though since I don't know just how big I'll get. I read yesterday that you are going to increase in size almost 7x's over in the next 4 weeks! That's so crazy to me, I can't believe it's already growth spurt time! This is all going by so fast, seems like just yesterday I was waiting on the doctors phone call to find out if we we're really pregnant.
You're lady parts or boy parts would clearly be visible on an ultrasound now. I hadn't been thinking too much about which you are until now, I guess because the appointment is coming up and anticipation is starting to build. Hopefully once we know what you are going to be coming up with names will be much easier. I have a feeling Daddy is going to be the one who comes up with the name that you'll get. I'm on the fence about which I prefer you to be, I see the exciting parts of either. Everyone in the family thinks you're a girl, and most of my friends think you're a boy. I still feel like you're a boy though. I'm excited to start buying stuff for you once we know. I think me, daddy, and your grandmas are going to have to go shopping right after we find out on March 30th.
I'm starting to eat a lot more now without getting sick. I'm hungry less often but when I do get hungry I get REALLY hungry, and then I eat.. a lot. I still crave fruits and veggies but I've been craving meat and taters a lot more. I had a craving for spaghetti the other day that took 4 days before I could satisfy it. I thought I'd stop wanting it after a day or two but once I realized I couldn't stop thinking about it I had to go and get some, and it was delicious :) One thing I'm gonna miss about being pregnant is that people give me food all the time, especially in culinary school. They always wanna take me out for lunch and feed me, and I have no problem letting them. It's sweet how protective and kind people are to you when your'e carrying a lil one around. I wonder if it's all to be nice, or if it could be a lil out of fear- like a "don't tick off the preggo lady." Speaking of that, I've definitely been feeling the full affect of the hormones lately. I'll be crying over something ridiculous one minute, then I'll burst out laughing the next, and then I'll want to strangle somebody not too long after that. I'm doing my best to control it and not go off on people, especially friends and family. But I'm not gonna lie, it's extremely difficult to control. I was crying a couple of nights ago because I don't like the attitude I've had lately with people, and I feel bad for lashing out at anyone. I noticed that listening to music through my headphones in class seems to help (by tuning people out, they can't annoy me), but of course it isn't ideal when the teacher is lecturing. I used to be so incredibly easy going, almost nothing bothered or annoyed me, and now it seems like something new is irritating me every 5 minutes. The fact that I am so easily annoyed now is ...well ...annoying lol.
I've been having a little bit of trouble sleeping through the night. I get hot and uncomfortable, and I have to get up and pee at least twice every night. My body must be prepping me for waking up all hours of the night with you when your a newborn. Speaking of which, you're grandma Tara is offering to stay for a week after you're born... and we plan on taking her up on that offer. I'm sure she'd stay longer if she could. I'm so glad she'll be able to stay that long. I really wish we lived closer to family. I want you to grow up with all your family around you like I did. I'm sure they will do their best to be a big part of your life even though we are so far away from all of them.
Anywho, it's getting late and I gotta be up at 4am for class so I'm gonna go..
Can't wait to see you on the 30th!
Love you sweetie! ♥
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