18 weeks now and 22 weeks to go (maybe)!!!

I'm pretty excited to be at the 18-week mark because I'm telling myself I"m about half way! Yes, I know pregnancy is 40 weeks...but considering the amount of complications I've had and the placenta previa, I"m thinking I'll never make it to 40 weeks. If the placenta previa doesnt correct itself then I will have a C-section and that will probably be scheduled at 36 weeks. So, I really could be about half way there. I dont want it to sound like I am rushing this pregnancy. I am happy and feel blessed to have a healthy baby, but I will say this pregnancy has not been easy. I have convinced myself that this baby is going to be a breeze once it gets here since it has taken us on such a roller coaster in the womb. :)
Here's what is going on with baby & me at 18 weeks: I am doing pretty well, just battling some off and on nausea. I 'm having such a hard time regulating my eating. I'll feel full one minute and literally 15 minutes later it seems like I"m starving. It is the weirdest thing. On top of that my cravings have kind of taken a break and been replaced with me not being able to think of anything that sounds good. When it is time to eat, I just dont feel like it b/c nothing sounds good. I can't think of one thing that I want to eat. So, I don't eat which results in nausea and I'm back where I started- lovely cycle, huh?
As for the baby:
Baby's become amazingly mobile, passing the hours yawning, hiccupping, rolling, twisting, kicking, punching, sucking, and swallowing. And baby is finally big enough that you'll soon be able to feel her movements (still waiting on that).
Your baby will get used to familiar sounds, such as your heart beating, familiar voices, blood rushing through the umbilical cord and other daily routine sounds. Your baby will become startled if he hears a loud sound. Baby becomes sensitive to light now, as the eyes are further developed and the brain is growing very fast.


We head to the specialist this afternoon, so I should have a new update for you soon!