18 weeks and counting

It's hard to believe that we're inching up on the half-way mark. I'm enjoying the pregnancy more and more, which could very well be the result of the 2nd tri and feeling like a person again. No one can truly explain the intensity and tiredness of the 1st tri. It's something you simply have to experience head-on. Speaking of, that is one area that Justin and I have noticed a significant change. There seems to be these moments or days where my mind is COMPLETELY in another world. Call it hormones, pregnancy brain or my favorite, absentminded, it blows me away how large the gap is between thought and response. I hear what people are saying after the 2nd or 3rd time they repeat it to me. Even then, I cannot guarantee I undertsand every word and could repeat what they said if required.

Other days, I am sharp as a tack and more energetic than ever! During my nightly pee, on numerous occasions, I cannot go back to sleep. I find myself eating cereal to quiet the hunger pains or put myself into a food coma in hopes I will sleep again. The body does play tricks and has a keen sense of training moms-to-be for those 3a feedings that will soon be part of our world. The lack of sleep ahead used to be a huge concern for me and now I accept and embrace it as I have no other choice. It was cool and fun to be up at 3a in your 20s, why not in your 30s, too?!

We know we don't want to find out the sex. Man 'o man, do people these days struggle with the idea of "not knowing". I am amazed how many parents try and sell us on finding out so we're "better prepared". No matter what this baby is going to rock our world and knowing whether it's a boy or girl is not going to change that. Besides, what did they do 100 years ago? Either way, we're thrilled if its a boy or girl and we mean it. If I had to place bets, my belly is saying it's a boy. With the amount of meat and cheese I am eating, this has to be Justin's son in my belly!