Week 18

And week 18. Wow, it's been like four weeks in one. I feel like I've been run over by a train.. That's OK. It's Friday and I can face the weekend. So before I really get into it, I saw a format on someone else's blog that I really liked so I am going to copy. :) It made the reading much easier. 

What I love: Starting to feel the baby move much more frequently. And to be honest, I don't love that much more about being pregnant. 

What I hate: Growing out of my clothes, being in pain, having my back and neck go out ALL the time, feeling hungry and bloated and generally bitchy. Oh and so much more.  Like not being able to pic up my huge toddler because it makes me hurt so badly. Yuck. 

What I miss: I miss my body and my energy and my even keel. I have been so much more emotional. 

What I’m looking forward to the most: Gin & tonics! Oh and the baby of course.. :) Probably should be first but let's be honest, the G&T will let me rest a lot more then the baby...:) 

Worries: I am worried about the birth. Not specifically having to push out another baby, because let's face it, I did it once and though horrifically painful and all that, I did it and am confident I can do it again. But I am worried about the details of who is going to deliver the baby and where I am going to deliver and if things are going to work out the way I would like them too. The only thing that I can do about this is to give it to the Lord and really actually hear what He has to say about it.  

Symptoms: Other then being fat? Uhm gaining weight, feeling baby move and stretch my poor uterus and all the ligaments in my body. 

Mood:  This week, not to good. Dan was working crazy long hours and I was by myself a lot and taking care of Jackson and getting to and from work, meals, all that good stuff nearly did me in. Plus it's forty below and that ALWAYS SUCKS!

Sleep: Like a baby. No wait, like a teenager. I feel like I could sleep forever. It's probably the Dark. 

Movement: More frequent but not completely regular yet. 

The belly (and the button!): HA! The belly button has been weird since the last time. So it's still in but stretched out and funky looking. My belly on the other hand looks very nice. No stretch marks yet. I will keep crossing my fingers that I won't get any this time either. 

Wedding rings on or off: On!

Weight gain: Don't know. I will get on the scale tomorrow.  Probably around 12 Lbs. 

Measurements: Hmm... I've been putting this off. OK.  I am going for the tape right now. 

Hips: 40"     Waist: 32"   Midsection: 35"  Chest: 36.75"  Thigh: 21"  Bicep: 11"

Exercise: This week was OK so far, but I have been in a lot of pain, like I said. My Pelvic Girdle situation and flared up again. It hurts like FIRE every once in a while when I am walking and when I am standing and pretty much moving around.. It sometimes doesn't hurt when I am running. Small blessings. All that to say, I did still run 26 miles last week and ran pretty fast on Sunday, though right now I can't remember how fast. I was taking it more easy as I have been hurting. I lifted weights on Tuesday, which still felt good, and I am probably going to have to drop a running day and do another weight day. We'll see. 

Eating: Doing good with the tracking. I have been on "track" since the beginning of November, which feels really good. I have gone over my daily calorie allowance a couple of times, but not frequently and so I am going to keep on with the tracking. 

The weekly pics: 

This week the baby is the length of a bell pepper, or a sweet potato. But guessing from the stretching it feels a bit longer then that. Next Friday we have the anatomy scan so we shall see where this babe is measuring, 

And finally, the belly shot from this week. I took this at night and am definitely bloated, so I probably am not that big quite yet.