Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Butterflies in the Tummy

This week, Tina felt the baby move!  She said it felt like little fluttering movements, very soft.  Clay says that he is not able to feel it, but thought that he might have!  :)  Next week is the next doctor appointment and they find out the sex of "Baby!!!"  The baby is about the size of a mango (doctor's analogy, not mine!) right now and this is what it should look like...
Baby, fetus at 18 weeks - BabyCenter

How your baby's growing:

Head to rump, your baby is about 5 1/2 inches long (about the length of a bell pepper) and he weighs almost 7 ounces. He's busy flexing his arms and legs — movements that you'll start noticing more and more in the weeks ahead. His blood vessels are visible through his thin skin, and his ears are now in their final position, although they're still standing out from his head a bit. A protective covering of myelin is beginning to form around his nerves, a process that will continue for a year after he's born. If you're having a girl, her uterus and fallopian tubes are formed and in place. If you're having a boy, his genitals are noticeable now, but he may hide them from you during an ultrasound.


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