18 Weeks - Maybe Movement?

Week 17 has been an uneventful one, but that's good! I've been waiting patiently (I use that word loosely) for baby to make it known that he or she is moving around in there. So far it's been pretty hard to tell but I feel like stuff is happening... swooshing is really the only word that comes to mind for the sensation I've been occasionally feeling.

Mom took me maternity clothes shopping and it was frustrating. When I'm buying my regular clothes I have to go to specific stores for pants that are long enough (I'm not much more than 5'6" or 7" but have a short torso and longer legs. The typical 30" or 32" inseam does not suit my 34" leg so buying pants is a struggle.) We hit up a couple of maternity stores, some of which really didn't impress me despite their reputations. The clothing was made poorly - you could see skin through the loosely stitched seams for example. The styles were limited: I HATE skinny leg pants and some other options would have been nice! When I did find a pair that looked nice and didn't seem to be falling apart, they were, you guessed it, too short.

I've looked online and most stores do offer tall options. I'm going to hit up the outlet mall in the next month sometime and try that out. Kudos goes to Old Navy by the way - they had easily the cutest selection and I'll definitely be checking them out again.


How far along?: 18 weeks & 1 day

Baby is the size of a: bell pepper
Total weight gain/loss: 12 lbs
The Bump: Popped this week!
Symptoms: Less crampy legs and hip pain is better (hooray!)
Food Cravings/Aversions: Cravings: Oodles and oodles of orange juice with ice. No aversions as of yet!
Sleep: Getting much better - I still get up once or twice to pee though
Weddings Rings On or Off: On
Exercise: None but am starting prenatal yoga on Monday
Any Names Picked Out Yet: A couple of ideas but we are not set on any until we know the sex (first week in May!)
Gender Prediction: Starting to lean towards girl (Jared thinks Girl.) 
Movement: Swooshing?
Maternity Clothes: Some, and they're darn comfy
Labor Signs: None
What I miss: Bending down! I now have to make room for my belly.
Best Moment of the Week: Although it was frustrating, buying maternity clothes was the best because it means that it's really happening!
What I’m excited about/looking forward to:  Feeling baby move and I'm still DYING to find out the sex!