18 Weeks and a little something for me.

Just about half-way there already! I'm feeling really good, just excruciating hip-pain after a day in the life, lol! I don't mind waddling...things could always be worse. I'm starting to get a belly which is really fun. Maybe now my butt will take a hint and stop expanding.

Anyway...

I still don't feel movement but I know it will happen very soon which is very exciting. My next appt is on November 24th at which time I will get to have another u/s. At this point, Kevin we have decided to not find out the sex. Let's hope we can be strong!

I also splurged a teeny tiny little bit and bought some new (maternity) clothes. I don't know if I mentioned this but, over the summer, I accidentally donated 95% of my winter wardrobe. I was cleaning out the attic and had a bunch of black trash bags filled with things and clothes we didn't use or need. Unfortunately, the bag I stuffed my winter clothing in when I packed it away ended up in the pile of stuff Kev took to donate. I didn't realize what had happened until months later. The good news is, I never packed any of my jeans away so I at least had every pair safe and sound. It still makes me sick to think about it. We don't have much extra spending money, especially this time of year, with the holidays, the girls' birthdays, heating costs, etc....so I wasn't sure how I was going to replace my stuff. And with the pregnancy, I don't want to buy too much b/c who knows what size I'll be wearing. I still fit all my regular jeans at this point with relative ease. Most I can't button, some I can. I just wear a belly band and call it a day.

So here's my 18 week belly shot, taken today in some of my new stuff...thermal top, skinny jeans (if there is such a thing for pregnant women, lol) and my new Emu boots! And, yes, I intentionally covered my face, lol!