Anatomy Scan (18 week ultrasound)
Listening to baby's heartbeat with our home fetal monitor
Baby: Michael Austin is the size of a bell pepper this week and measuring about 5.59 inches & 6.70 ounces.
Mike and I have had our baby boy and girl names picked out since before we got married. Coming up with the names was the easiest part if you ask me! Since we now know that baby is a BOY and we call him by his name why shouldn't everyone else? So we announced his name to everyone the day of our gender reveal.
I still haven't felt any kicks or flutters yet, but I can find his heartbeat in a matter of seconds using my home fetal monitor which is very reassuring to a first time mom.
Symptoms: There was so much going on this week that it seemed to fly by. We had our anatomy scan at our 18 week ultrasound appointment, our surprise gender reveal party on Thanksgiving morning and we hosted Thanksgiving at our home for both of our families this year. I was feeling really good this week, no complaints. I've been so lucky to have such a great pregnancy so far.
Weight: Up a pound from last week. My doctor said that a healthy weight gain during pregnancy is about 25-35 pounds. He said it is normal to gain about 5 pounds during your first trimester and about 1 pound per week for the rest of your pregnancy. I'm not worried about gaining too much weight. All I want is a safe little "home" for my baby. It's all about him now not me. I know that weight gain does play a role in certain types of pregnancy medical conditions so I do want to eat healthy and exercise for the both of us to try and avoid any problems that I might be able to control.
Doctor's appointments: We had our anatomy scan on Monday of this week. It was a very detailed ultrasound of all of baby's major organs etc. My specialist checked blood flow in the heart and checked for any congenital heart defects that could be seen at this time. She also looked closely at the lobes already formed in baby's brain. It was music to our ears to hear her say "everything looks good and healthy" at the end.
Sleep: Other than waking up every 2-3 hours to pee I have been sleeping great.
Cravings: Chick-Fil-A breaded chicken salads. I can't get enough of them! I've only tried the honey mustard dressing, I feel like I should branch out but its so good.
Clothes: I finally broke down and ordered maternity jeans. The rubber band trick just wasn't working anymore. Working comfortably I should say. Motherhood Maternity was having a Black Friday sale so I decided to take advantage of it. I ordered 2 pairs of the secret belly fit and 1 pair of the underbelly fit for later. They are AMAZING! I wish I would have gotten these weeks ago!
Click below to see our Gender Reveal video that my sister Traci made...
It's a BOY!
I just got these cute tees in for my shop! Loveee, totally bump friendly too :-)
18 week bump pic
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