Baby's got a name & birthday!

How far along: 18 weeks (and a few days)

Total weight gain: 5 lbs

Baby is the size of a: Sweet potato

Best picture from a few weeks ago- she was a moving and a grooving and the only pics we have of her face are straight on which I call the alien face- not cute.

Maternity clothes: 100% in maternity pants & shirts are 50/50

Sleep: still getting as much as I can. Pulled out the pregnacy pillow last week and it's been lovely. Unfortunately we can add Charlie horses to the heartburn baby girl is causing!

Miss anything? The ability to put on pants and shoes without feeling like I need to rest a minute. I definitely wasn't this worn out this early with Carter!

Movement: I've been feeling her for the last week or two, and starting on Sunday she's been moving hard enough for Louis to feel too. We're both pretty enamored :)

Food cravings: sweet and cold still, which has resulted in quite a bit of Blue Bell consumed, especially since Peppermint is back and we have a big freezer in the garage with which to stock up!!! (And one doc told me I needed >2000 calories a day and the other told me he would be comfortable with me gaining 10 lbs by 20 weeks [aka 5 lbs in 2 weeks!] and 25-30 by delivery, even more if my blood sugars were good, so I'm feeling like I've got a little bit more wiggle room than I normally allow myself!)

Anything making you queasy or sick: still salty foods 

Have you started to show yet: for sure. Some cuts of tops disguise it decently, but most of my tops can't hide it anymore (not that I'm trying)!

I never know what to do with my hands or expression in these photos...

For reference Left is me at 18 weeks this time, and Right is me at 23 weeks with Carter... I might actually look 9 months by 9 months this time!

Other physical changes: my gums started bleeding this week which was surprising (even though my mom had warned me!) and a little gross

Gender: still a girl! Name is officially Carrie Evelyn! My mother's, mother's mother (my great grandmother) was Carrie Evelyn Peck, and I have loved it for a long long time. I loved it even more when I recently found out that Carrie means "dear" and Evelyn means "longed for child". It's been at the top of our list the whole time, I just took my time committing to it! 

Mood: good! Much less patient than I was with Carter... (About waiting 137 more days to meet her! Is that not FOREVER away?!? Maybe it's just because this time I know all the sweet goodness that is coming!)

Best moment of the week: Sharing her movement with Louis and picking her birthday! April 8th here we come! 

Looking forward to: Thanksgiving break next week- a full week of time with our families and lots of good food!