18 Weeks

How far along? 18 weeks, 3 days
Total weight gain: up 6lbs
Maternity clothes? Yep! I got to go to the city this last Friday and purchase some summer clothes!
Stretch marks? Just one small one on each hip
Sleep: Pretty good except for middle of the night leg cramps in my calves recently
Showing? Getting there for sure!
Best moment this week: Surviving the tornado with our house and family intact. It literally passed through a field that's kitty corner to us across the street and we had pieces of shingles and dry wall in our yard. And seeing the houses so close to ours just destroyed makes me thankful each day that we're spared. We only had time to run and hide in our laundry room and I'm not confident it would've held up under the wind and pressure
Miss anything? Being able to lift things and not worry as much about my environment. With all the tornado clean up going on and us being so close to the direct destruction path its hard for me not to be out helping everyday with all of the clean up. I did find a way to volunteer by taking and sorting donations at our local armory, but even there I had to let others do a lot of the lifting.
Movement? Yes! A little bit more each day although I only feel it when I'm relaxing, either sitting or laying down. Andrew even got to feel a kick this week! Just once though, most of the movement is still too soft to feel on the outside so hopefully more next week!
Food cravings? Sweets and fruits, especially strawberries this week
Anything making you queasy or sick? Nope! :)
Gender prediction? Boy
Labor signs? Nope
Symptoms: Minor headaches, low back pain, round ligament pain
Belly button in or out? In
Wedding ring on or off? On
Happy or moody most of the time? Happy! (with times of unexplained anger and crying lol)
Looking forward to: Finding out the gender and having baby bean kick harder so Dad can feel it more!