18 Weeks

Just cruising along! I don't really even have a lot to report this week, which I'm considering a good thing.

Sleeping on my side and not rolling over has gotten easier, but I now move ree-ea-lly slowly in the morning because I'm stiff from staying in one position all night. Last night, though, I did roll over and poor Scott, instead of dealing with my mountain of pillows, had to deal with his lovely wife snoring all night.

Funny what pregnancy does.

Really, sleeping is the worst thing I can talk about. All other symptoms are better, if not completely gone.

I have entered into the world of.....cravings. I've eaten Arbys' ham & swiss melt and potato cakes 4 times this week. Truthfully, I'd love to have some right now. Really.

I also rediscovered peanut butter this week. From very early in my pregnancy, I haven't even been able to stand the smell or sight, much less the taste, of peanut butter. Many friends have told me that peanut butter was their saving grace during their pregnancies, but until Friday, this was not an option for me. At about 3:00 on Friday afternoon, though, this changed. I peered into the pantry looking for a snack, I spied the jar of peanut butter and had to have some. I made myself a divine PBJ and huge glass of milk and was one happy camper.

That's sounding pretty good right now, too.

Scott and I have done some browsing and decision-making on items for baby, and I feel much better after having found both our car seat and stroller today. We didn't buy them, but we've decided which ones we will register for, and that has eased my mind a lot. I was starting to feel really behind, but I think if we take 30 minutes here and there to browse in some stores, we can get this done in a reasonable amount of time. It's kind of overwhelming despite our vow to keep it as simple as we can.

Only 11 days until we can see the baby again! Not that I'm counting or anything........