18 Weeks

How far along? 18 Weeks

Total weight gain/loss? Up 4 pounds at my last doctor's visit. I'm not good at guessing, maybe I'm up 6 pounds now? Or 5?

Maternity clothes? Nope, dresses and belly bands are my friend

Stretch marks? None! (And hopefully it will stay that way)

Sleep? Sleeping pretty well. Other than these 6am wake ups when I have nothing to do

Best moment last week? Helllllo football season! So glad for the games to start even though I cannot partake in an adult beverage this season

Movement? No movement that I can feel yet

Food cravings? Sour gummi worms, pizza from Your Pie

Gender? A sweet baby girl, Grace Foster Huey

Labor signs? None

Belly button it/out? In

Wedding rings on or off? On

What I miss: Nothing right now

What I am looking forward to: Picking out paint colors for her nursery, so excited. We're thinking lavender for the main room and possibly painting the inside of her closet a pale green (bedding is lavender, green and white)

Milestones: No new milestones although I CAN'T BELIEVE I'm almost halfway through my pregnancy, where does the time go?

17 Weeks

How far along? 17 Weeks

Total weight gain/loss? Up 4 pounds at my last doctor's visit, won't know another update until 10/2 unless I decide to get on the scale at my parent's house

Maternity clothes? Nope, even though my jeans still button I broke out the belly band for comfort's sake the other night

Stretch marks? None! (And hopefully it will stay that way)

Sleep? Sleeping pretty well. Back to waking up at an obscene time in the morning but I get to help the hubby look for whatever item he's lost in the morning. :-)

Best moment last week? That I finally actually have a little belly. Sure, others won't make comments yet about me being pregnant because they're not sure if I'm pregnant or just enjoy too many cupcakes, but it's enough of a bump for me right now

Movement? No movement that I can feel yet

Food cravings? Cheese tortellini with arrabiata sauce, pre-packaged fruit from earth fare/whole foods, leather fruit strips

Gender? A sweet baby girl, Grace Foster Huey

Labor signs? None

Belly button it/out? In

Wedding rings on or off? On

What I miss: Nothing right now

What I am looking forward to: We found nursery furniture for her so looking forward to getting that ordered in the next couple of weeks and starting to get her nursery together

Milestones: Finding baby furniture (yay) and pretty much planning her entire nursery. Seriously. Now on to ordering after I take the hubs to the furniture store to show him.

16 Weeks

How far along? 16 Weeks

Total weight gain/loss? Up 4 pounds at my doctor's visit this week! Not too bad and it's definitely all in my belly

Maternity clothes? Nope, jeans are still buttoning and I can breathe, although my shorts aren't so this weekend at the first Carolina game I'll be breaking out the belly band

Stretch marks? None! (And hopefully it will stay that way)

Sleep? Sleeping pretty well. Back to waking up at a normal time in the morning (aka before noon)

Best moment last week? We found out whether Baby Huey was a HE or a SHE and are soooo excited to be having a baby GIRL! Also, hello baby belly. You can tell I'm pregnant now depending on what I'm wearing. For example, the dress in this picture is fitted, HELLLLLLLLO belly. I promise my jeans still button. So weird.

Movement? No movement that I can feel yet

Food cravings? Pasta Salad, Cucumber Sushi Rolls, Chocolate Dibs, any CANDY

Gender? A sweet baby girl, Grace Foster Huey

Labor signs? None

Belly button it/out? In

Wedding rings on or off? On

What I miss: Nothing right now

What I am looking forward to: Getting to see Grace again at my next visit during the anatomy scan, hopefully feeling her move soon and planning her sweet little nursery

Milestones: Finding out her GENDER, sweet baby girl

15 Weeks

How far along? 15 Weeks

Total weight gain/loss? I don't think I've gained much, maybe a pound?

Maternity clothes? Nope, jeans are still buttoning and I can breathe

Stretch marks? None! (And hopefully it will stay that way)

Sleep? Sleeping pretty well. I've been sleeping more this week, waking up when the husband goes to work but immediately going back to sleep afterwards.

Best moment last week? Final week before finding out if Baby Huey is a he or a she

Movement? No movement that I can feel yet

Food cravings? Fruit strips, gushers

Gender? We find out TODAY! I turn 16 weeks today!

Labor signs? None

Belly button it/out? In

Wedding rings on or off? On

What I miss: Nothing right now

What I am looking forward to: Finding out the gender of my sweet little baby today. I cannot wait! The hubs is convinced it's a girl and I have no feeling either way.

Milestones: GENDER REVEAL

14 Weeks

How far along? 14 Weeks

Total weight gain/loss? Still think I'm holding at 0, we don't have a scale at the house so I won't know a number until my next doctor's visit

Maternity clothes? Nope, although I notice some items getting a little tighter

Stretch marks? None! (And hopefully it will stay that way)

Sleep? Sleeping pretty well. Waking up on my own at 6:30 but it's been easy for me to go back to sleep

Best moment last week? Finally having the secret out. Excited to actually be able to talk about this little baby

Movement? No movement that I can feel yet

Food cravings? Cheese Doodles, CUPCAKES, Chips & Salsa

Gender? Too early to tell (We find out on August 30 at 16 weeks!!)

Labor signs? None

Belly button it/out? In

Wedding rings on or off? On

What I miss: Nothing right now

What I am looking forward to: Finding out the gender of my good friend's baby this week. I'm so excited for her and also VERY excited since it means we'll only be a week away from finding out the gender of ours!

Milestones: Love that my little baby is just growing and growing inside my belly

13 Weeks

How far along? 13 Weeks

Total weight gain/loss? 0!

Maternity clothes? No, everything is still fitting pretty well

Stretch marks? None! (And hopefully it will stay that way)

Sleep? I sleep non stop. Seriously, me and the pug are competing for who sleeps more during the day

Best moment last week? Seeing the light at the end of the first trimester tunnel

Movement? No movement that I can feel yet

Food cravings? Steak fries, frozen grapes, lemonberry slushes from Sonic

Gender? Too early to tell (We find out on August 30 at 16 weeks!!)

Labor signs? None

Belly button it/out? In

Wedding rings on or off? On

What I miss: Being active, hopefully this energy will pick up

What I am looking forward to: PGA Golf Tournament at Kiawah's Ocean Course, hopefully this preggo lady will make it walking the course (obviously I posted this later than originally planned :-) )

Milestones: End of the first trimester! (Thank goodness, this is the hardest secret to keep)

I know I've been MIA...

But for good reason. I've been quite the busy bee lately, or should I say mommy to be!

The hubby and I are over the moon that we will be welcoming our first baby in February 2013!

9.5 Weeks