How Far Along: 18 weeks!

Size of baby: A sweet potato :) That sounds cute, my little sweet potato. 

Sleep: Well I had a terrible cold last week, so sleep was not good. I've had a stuffy nose almost the entire pregnancy and having that cold made breathing so much harder. I ended up taking some benedryl before bed a couple of the really bad nights, which is OK to take during pregnancy and I think this helped a bit. But last week was a rough week baby. 

Total Weight Gain: Getting up there! Feel big this week, harder to hid this belly, but total weight gain is about 7 pounds. 

Symptoms: Well with my cold last week and starting my new job and not being able to take any medicine I would say that was my roughest week so far.

Movement: I thought I felt a flutter last night! Maybe I don't know what I am feeling though...

Maternity Clothes: Got a belly band, haven't used it yet though. And haven't bought any more maternity clothes, but lots of flowy tops. Since I started my new job last week and my team doesn't know. Trying to figure out when to tell them, but hiding this belly is very important. I think I've been doing a good job.

Go-to eats: Apple has lots of good food options, but still drawn to the carbs. Trying to drink a green juice every day. It's made up of kale and celery and lots of good for  you things :)  

Best moment of the week: The past couple of weeks have been a busy one, with finishing up at Accenture, starting my new job at Apple and being sick, so the best moment of the week for me was last weekend when your dad and I went to Half Moon Bay for my birthday weekend and we drove up highway 1, we stopped at beaches, restaurants, shops and of course garage sales for your dad. You'll be going to lots of these when you are born. And we ended up at a hotel and had a lovely bday weekend. We took some silly baby bump pictures along the way. But the neatest part was I found a rock with a heart shaped hole in it at one of the beaches and thought of you baby! 

Gender: Still no clue! But still keep calling you a boy. But we'll find out for sure in 2 weeks!

Workout: Not good this past week, but because I was sick I'll give myself a break. 

What I’m looking forward to: I know this doesn't have so much to do with you baby, but just getting acclimated to my new job. Since I am taking so much time off so soon because you are coming I want to make sure I do a really good job here during my few short months before I take maternity leave. 

Milestones and stressors: Big milestone is leaving Accenture and starting my new job at Apple. Even though I was sick on my first week on the job, I feel like I did a good job last week and will continue to do well. I am really excited about my role here.  But it is a bit stressful too knowing you need to be my priority baby, and you will always be, so don't worry. Apple is a really family friendly place, so I know I can balance everything :)