baby ole :: week 18

this week started with going to some kids consignment sales. first, after work on friday i went to the eau claire ones, which were good but would have been better if i could/needed to get clothes. i got 3 bags of infant tags and 2 bags of infant books for less than 15 bucks; great deal! then al, tator and i drove up to the cities and to manda and johnny's house. we hung out for a bit, then manda and i headed to the woodbury jbf sale for the half price night. the prices were much higher (one of the toys i got in a bag of others for $3 in ec, the one toy alone in woodbury was $10) but they actually had maternity clothes. i got some shirts, a pair of black pants and one pair of used jeans for cheap ($3 for the jeans!). i also found a smaller version of one of the toys al said he'd wanted (the wooden bead one that is usually at the dentist or doctors office).

then al and i played in a one day co-ed tourney in oakdale with the beaver liquors plus a couple replacements (including the benyseks!) as a fundraiser for a 32 year old guy who had died running in from the outfield that summer. it was one pitch which i had never done, but it was really fun! we played 4 games (should have won the last one but couldn't hit), and al did great! especially hitting.

on sunday, i went back up to the cities for a family get together since cousin torie was in town. and then played 2 more softball games sunday night, 2 monday, and 2 wednesday. so. much. softball. :)

i went to my 18 week doctors appt on tuesday and the midwife said the heartbeat sounded fabulous. nice and steady (and fast at 150, does that mean girl??). 2 weeks until we find out the gender!!!

i swear, in about 4 days this bump appeared :)

 we also announced on facebook this week that we're expecting. a little later than i had originally thought but i hadn't been ready and didn't have an idea for how to announce it. until i realized i could easily do football onsies, although it caused a little bit of confusion on an implication of twins. we're having a lil VIKINGS (or packers) fan; or being the important word. :)

How far along: 18 weeks

How big is baby: size of a sweet potato

Weight gain/loss: about 5 pounds

Stretch marks: none

Sleep: still sleeping pretty well

Diet/Cravings/Aversions: i (as well as al) am loving ice cream :) still some aversions to meat but i think it's getting better. i've been wanting chili, lasagna, soup but really i think i'm just craving fall! 

Movement: feeling some movement occasionally

What I'm loving: the cooler weather and some rain. and if i'm being honest, the boobs!! :) they're awesome! not by any means big, but in comparison, they're fantastic!

Symptoms: itchy belly and boobs a bit, still lots of pubic bone/muscle pain and rear hip pain after softball.

 

What I'm looking forward to:  gender reveal (need to start thinking of ideas), the als walk on saturday, my cousins wedding, and in all honesty, the end of softball.

Best moment of the week: cooler temps, having the midwife say the heartbeat was great, the facebook reveal

How I'm feeling: large-ish and a little sad that my favorite vest is already tight and that maternity vests are SO expensive.