18 weeks & Project Nursery

Baby H is 5 1/2 inches long now and over 7 ounces! That is as long as a bell pepper. The baby is moving it's arms and legs - which I can finally feel little flutters of when I'm laying down or sitting still on the couch. The genitals are fully formed and in just a week and a half, we'll know which ones they are!! We decided to tell the "world" what we're having via my baby shower invitations, which my darling Sister will be mailing out in mid-June. This will give Kevin and I a few weeks to enjoy our little "gender secret" together before sharing it with our friends and family. After that, the news will be free to share :)

PICS FROM THE WEEK

Long Branch Boardwalk 5/19/2012

Project Nursery: crown molding! 

Kevin LOVES to mess with the dog (with the miter box)...

...but he apologized afterwards. 

After!!! (with a beautiful vacuum job)

After :) He did such a great job!! 

New this week: My bump is looking more and more like a baby and less like I had too many donuts. Kevin and I had an appointment with our OB this past week and we were able to hear the heartbeat. I heard it 4 weeks ago but Kevin was at work so this was his first time hearing it - it was really special!!

How I'm feeling: Amazing. Tons of energy but that is leading me to want to make so many changes around the house - poor Kevin has a new project every weekend. But all of my "mommy friends" keep saying to get it done now while the energy is still there!

Food: I've always loved dessert but this pregnancy is making me look forward to it even more! There is an awesome Italian market in Robbinsville, NJ that we discovered with amazing desserts so Kevin and I picked up a few for the weekend on Friday night and they seriously made me so happy. I'm working really hard to eat a ton of fruits and veggies too, now that I can stomach all the good organic and fresh foods again.

Movement: As of last week, I started feeling little "flutters" and they've been pretty consistent throughout the day. My OB said that by 24 weeks, Kevin will be able to feel them from my belly and we're really looking forward to that.

What I miss: Wine. And as I was looking through the new Crate & Barrel catalog last night, Kevin promised that as soon as I can have wine again, he'll surprise me with new wine glasses :) Cha-ching!

Most looking forward to: May 29th - the anatomy scan where we find out the gender!!