18 Weeks

It's hard to believe I am almost half way through my pregnancy!  It has flown by so far.  And I have a feeling once we find out if we are having a boy or a girl, it will really go in warp speed!  Once we know, we can really start SHOPPING. :)  I can't wait to start getting the nursery planned out!  

• How far along?  18 weeks
• Baby size:  A bell pepper!
• Total weight gain:  I haven't weighed myself since last time.  It was getting sad.
• Maternity clothes?  All maternity pants, and some maternity tops.  My mom and I went to the maternity store at Somerset the other day and went a little crazy.  We were laughing pretty hard in the fitting room with the pretend bump that you can strap onto your stomach!!!  Some of the dresses and things looked cute on me right now, but then I'd put the fake 7 month pregnant belly on and it was NOT so cute! :)
• Stretch marks?  None.  But my stomach is definitely growing quickly.  It is so itchy!
• Sleep:  No problems here. :)  
• Best moment this week:  Chris was gone last weekend at a bachelor party in Whistler, and then he was gone for work a few days this week.  So it was great when he finally got home on Friday!!  Sleeping at home alone is not my favorite thing.  I am not sure how we did it for 2 years while he was at business school!
• Miss anything?  We were out to dinner at a Mexican restaurant with some friends last night, and the margaritas were looking pretty tasty!  
• Movement:  Not yet.  Hopefully soon - all the books say between 18 and 20 weeks.  I worry sometimes that I am moving around so much throughout the day at school that I might miss it!
• Food cravings:  I've been craving a lot of fruit lately.  Last night I told Chris all I want for Valentine's Day is one of the Edible Arrangement bouquets full of fruit.  Yum!
• Anything making you queasy or sick:  Still not loving coffee.  I tried to choke down a decaf from Tim's at a meeting this past week, but it was not going so well.  I hope I start to like it again after baby is born! 
• Gender:  We find out TOMORROW!!!!  I can't wait! 
• Labor signs:  No.
• Symptoms:  I am having some sharp pains in my lower stomach which really freaked me out at first.  I called my trusty mommy experts (Andrea and Abbie), and they said it was probably just my ligaments stretching out.  I ended up calling the doctor, too - just to be safe!  I guess I am not the only one who got a little nervous about the pains.  Abbie said she actually went to the emergency room when she was having them, and my friend Becky said she paged the on call doctor at her office!  I can see why they would have been worried.  It was a scary feeling!
• Belly button in or out?  In. It's starting to flatten out a little...looks weird!
• Wedding rings on or off?  On.
• Happy or moody most of the time?  Happy (most of the time - I had a few moody moments this week). :)
• Looking forward to:  Finding out the sex of the baby tomorrow!  I hope Baby Wallbank isn't being shy and will let us see if he/she is a boy or girl!!
• Diabetes update:  My blood sugars have been a little all over the place the past few weeks.  My blood sugar has been high in the middle of the night, but then I wake up low.  Poor Chris gets woken up every 10 minutes when my sensor goes off telling me I'm high. :(  I am planning to upload data from my pump and send it off to my doctor today so he can help me straighten it out.  

A little life update:  Chris and I have been looking around Port Huron for a new house for about a year now.  We have gone through quite a few homes, and don't love any of them.  We are kind of picky since we do love our current home, but we just need more space!  We ended up finding one we LOVED in Shorewood.  Everything about it was perfect - the size, layout, decorating, etc.  We could have moved in and not changed a thing!  Unfortunately the house went on the market on a Thursday, and sold on Saturday for asking price - and not to us. :(  I was pretty bummed.  I was really starting to picture our little family living there!  But I guess it just wasn't meant to be.  We are going to keep looking, and in the mean time we are talking to some builders about the possibility of building our own house.  The odds of moving before Baby arrives are slim to none, but knowing it is a possibility in the near future is very exciting!