Week 18

• Your baby weighs about 5.25 ounces (150g) and now measures 5 to 5.6 inches (12.5 to 14cm) from crown to rump.
• He is practicing breathing by gulping amniotic fluid into its lungs. This helps the lung's development so they will function at birth.
• Your baby may also be sucking his thumb.
• Meconium is present in your baby's bowels.
• There is hair present on your baby's scalp and sweat glands are developing.
• Your baby is becoming more sensitive to the outside world and is moving around, kicking and punching.
• As there is still plenty of space in your uterus, your baby can move around a lot, sitting cross-legged, reclining or even turning somersaults!
• He can probably hear by now as the ossicles (the bones that pass sound to the inner ear) have hardened and the portion of the brain that receives signals from the brain is under development.
• Your baby is getting used to the sound of your heartbeat and blood passing through the umbilical cord, but may be startled by loud noises.
• Your baby is aware of some things in the outside world, including sounds and light.
• If you let the sun shine on your belly, your baby may be able to perceive a warm red glow.

My throat is all better now! However, I've now got a nasty cough that's developed after having a head cold all of this week... Only being able to take regular Robitussin and Chlor-Trimeton allergy medicine can only go so far.

The belly is definitely growing now! I'll try and get more pics posted soon.

We're ready for trick-or-treaters tonight. If we don't get many, my candy bucket at school gets to be refilled!

Happy Halloween!

Week 17

• Your baby now weighs more than the surrounding placenta.
• She measures about 4.4 to 4.8 inches (about 11 to 12cm) from crown to rump and weighs about 3.5 ounces (100g).
• She is positioned halfway between your pubic bone and your navel.
• Fat, which is important for your baby's metabolism and heat production is beginning to form around this time.
• The placenta, which will weigh more than a pound at full term, is also developing rapidly. It is now a large and well-established network of blood vessels responsible for exchanging nutrients and waste to support your baby.

For the last couple of days I've had a sore throat... Peppermints and hot tea with honey seem to help, but sleeping through the night is impossible! (I've already been up 5 times tonight! I finally gave up and got up.)

Oh, Thursday was a little chilly here, so one of the active classes joined my class in the gym and played mat ball. Well, a wild ball smacked me pretty good upside the head! The left side of my face had a nice red mark for about half an hour...

This weekend, I'm hoping to get some rest and get some more planning done for math! I've got this upcoming week planned, but would like to get way ahead if possible. If I can get a couple of weeks planned, I want to go hunting for some baby stuff!

Week 16

• Fine hair called lanugo covers your baby, who now measures about 4.3 to 4.6 inches (10.8 to 11.6cm) from crown to rump and weighs about 2.8 ounces (80g).


• Fingernails are well formed and the arms and legs may be seen moving on an ultrasound. Your baby already has his own unique fingerprint pattern!


• Your baby can hold his head erect and he can also make faces with his slightly developed facial muscles. Your baby may practice squinting, frowning and opening and closing his mouth.


• Your baby's bones have enough calcium deposits to show on an X-ray. If your baby is female, her ovaries will be in place in her pelvis and more than five million ova (some of which may be fertilized to become your own grandchildren in another generation!) have formed.

Weight Gain Breakdown: (for what I should gain - I'm only up 3 pounds so far.)

Heartburn???

Last night we went to Chub's fundraising dinner at SDH. After dinner, my chest started hurting - just below my sternum (as it had been doing off and on all day). I thought I had maybe overdone my morning workouts this week. The only thing that seemed to relieve the pain/pressure was to push on the area or lay back semi-reclined. Later I thought that perhaps this was heartburn instead of soreness. Any ideas???

Belly Pics

Alright. You tell me if you can see a difference...

08/08 - One week after we found out.


10/13 - Last week - 9 weeks later

November Appointment

Our next appointment is scheduled for Wednesday, November 26th. We have to go to the hospital for this ultrasound... I was told that I'll have 30 minutes from when I arrive to down 32 ounces of water. Then, my job for the next 30-60 minutes is to keep all of it in my bladder. (That should be fun.)

Two hours after the hospital does their thing, we get to take the ultrasound findings to our doc to review the results. So, since this ordeal is scheduled to take about 3-4 hours out of my day I decided to get it over with early - 7am appointment (6:30am arrival). I was fortunate enough to be able to schedule this for a day that we're out of school so I don't have to use any sick leave!

We're still taking belly pics, but the pics just aren't showing anything... Daniel and I can tell that my belly is bigger, but that's about it.

101408 Ultrasound

We're measuring right on track! 8.93 cm = 14 weeks, 4 days!



A zoom in on the right arm.

Week 15

• Your baby measures about 3.7 to 4.1 inches (about 9.3 to 10.3cm) from crown to rump and weighs about 1.75 ounces (50g).
• Your baby's bones still consist of soft cartilage but they are now beginning to harden and the development of the bones and the marrow continues.
• Her ears are developing into a more recognizable shape and any hair already on the head and brows will become thicker.
• Your baby may already be sucking her thumb.
• Her skin is thin and translucent and all her blood vessels can be seen through it.
• Her hair continues to grow on her head and her eyebrows. If her hair will be dark, the follicles will start to generate pigment to color her hair.
• Your baby is moving more now and is becoming increasingly flexible. She can bend her arms at the elbows and wrists and she can make tiny fists with her hands.

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Cravings & Belly Growth

Well, I've definitely started craving things I've never really liked before. My main craving so far has been MILK! I went through a gallon last week - without any help from Daniel! If I can't get my hands on a huge glass of milk, ice cream or sundaes have satisfied my cravings so far.

Daniel and I both swear that my belly has grown. However, looking at the pictures we've been taking you can't really tell a difference between week 1 and now. Maybe tonight's picture will show a difference...

Week 14

• Your baby measures about 3.2 to 3.5 inches (7.6 to 8.9cm) from crown to rump and weighs about 0.9 ounces (25g).
• Your baby is now nourished by the placenta.
• His face is developing and his cheeks and the bridge of his nose are appearing.
• His ears are moving from the sides of his neck to higher on his head and his eyes are moving closer together.
• Your baby's external genitals are now distinct and may be recognized on an ultrasound.
• Your baby will move away from stimuli near your tummy, such as noise and light.
• Your baby's eyebrows have formed and a small amount of hair, called lanugo, has appeared all over his body.
• Lanugo, which will be shed before birth and replaced with the hairs with which your baby will be born, is thought to have a protective function.
• Insulin is present in your baby's pancreas.
• Some bones may be well outlined.
• Your baby's thyroid gland, already developed by this week, begins to make hormones.
• Baby boys begin to develop the prostate gland at this time and the ovaries of baby girls descend from the abdomen into the pelvis.