18 Weeks

4 months, check. Officially working on the fifth month!

How far along? 18 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: 6 pounds
Maternity clothes? Purchased some pants and two shirts. They are still too big to wear, but I have them.
Sleep: Dreaming every night. I have had 3 dreams now about the boy or girl sonogram!
Best moment this past week: Hearing the heartbeat on Monday.
Movement: Apparently baby is moving all around and hiccuping, yawning, punching, and rolling. I just can't tell.
Food cravings: Dinner number 2.
Gender: I don't want to give up my maternal instincts. ha ha.
Labor Signs: No
Belly Button in or out? In.
What I miss: Again, hotdogs.
What I am looking forward to: March 29th's boy or girl appointment. I am really starting to get impatient.
Weekly Wisdom: Stick to one dinner a night.
Milestones: Purchasing maternity clothes. It was a big step. Also, filling out the registration papers for the hospital and signing up for pre-parenting classes.

And now the baby is...

Either a sweet potato or a bell pepper. Bell peppers are more colorful so I am going to go with that. He or she is 5 1/2 inches long and 7 ounces. We have fingerprints and our ears are in place! Caaa-ute!

Also, we don't have spina bifida! Woo hoo! Sometimes normal is really fun!