18 Weeks

I've been feeling some movement lately! Right now, it's just little flutters here and there on my left side. I wouldn't have even known that's what it was, though, if my mom hadn't told me that's what I did when she was pregnant with me. Even though it's faint, it's still pretty exciting.

A question I've been asked a good bit lately is, "Have you been craving anything?" The answer is no, not yet. Occasionally, I've had the desire to eat a nectarine or carrots, but that's about it. Nothing that makes me wake Wes up in the middle of the night to go to the store to buy.

I'm still feeling fine. Cindy says I'm ruining the stereotypical miserable pregnancy. I have been blessed, for a couple reasons. One, many people have been praying for me. Two, I've really been making an effort to take care of myself. I've been eating more of the right foods, trying to get enough rest, exercise, and--this is the big one--eliminate as much stress as possible from my life.

I found a fetal heart monitor and microphone in the store not too long ago. You can use it to listen to the baby's heartbeat, play music for the baby, and talk to the baby. I was really excited about it, and then after I got home realized that I have to be five months pregnant before I can use it. It seemed like the day would never come, but now it's only two weeks away. I can't wait to start talking to the baby, singing to the baby, and reading to the baby!