Pregnancy Update: The First 18 Weeks

Much of my purpose for starting this blog is to keep family and friends up to date with our everyday adventures.  It seems Chess and I are always busy with something, but right now there is one thing always on our minds - Sweet Baby Cavitt!

At the end of January Chess and I were pleasantly surprised to find out we are expecting our first little one.  Here is Sweet Baby Cavitt at 6 weeks and 1 day old…

So exciting! I know!

A flood of emotions came over me the first time I saw that little dot my precious baby.  Excitement that this is actually happening and there really is a tiny human growing inside me… I thought I was stuck in dreamland until this point.  Apprehension toward the unknown.  Thankfulness that God has chosen Chess and I to be this child’s parents.  A little doubt that the tiny dot I was staring at could actually be a person.  Then Chess and I had the privilege to listen to the world’s smallest heartbeat, and I fell in love.

The last 18 weeks of pregnancy have been anything but easy, and nothing I could have ever prepared myself for.  I knew about many of the “unpleasant” symptoms of pregnancy; I didn’t know they all hit at once.  I spent the entire first trimester, along with the first few weeks of my second with my head in a toilet bowl…that porcelain rim actual becomes somewhat of a comforting pillow if you are forced to keep your head there long enough!  PRAISE THE LORD I am finally beginning to get some relief. Until recently, I had to remind myself daily what a blessing being pregnant is to enjoy anything about it (and I still feel guilt about this).  Now that the sickness has lessened, my belly is growing, and Baby is wiggling around, I am enjoying every minute of becoming this little guys/gals mommy!

How far along: 18 1/2 weeks

Size of baby: Sweet Potato

Gender: ???

Weight gain: -10 lbs.

Symptoms: nausea and heartburn

Cravings: any kind of fruit and ice water with lime (especially from Sonic)

Movement: I am beginning to feel Baby move a few times a day...little thumps and flutters in my lower left abdomen.  I LOVE IT!!!

Sleep: I wake up 3 - 4 times at night

What I miss:  sleeping through the night

Best moment this week: hearing Baby's heartbeat at our monthly checkup

Notes: We are looking forward to seeing Baby on the sonogram and finding out the sex...ONLY 15 MORE DAYS!!!