Monday, 10 December 2012

18 weeks!

Size of the Baby: The baby is the size of a sweet potato! It weighs about 5 ounces and is 5.5 inches! It's slowly getting bigger!



My Body: This past week I have been feeling better! I've noticed that I am alot more hungry with this baby then I was with Hayden, and looking back I am not that sick! Or at least with a toddler I do not have time to be sick! With Hayden I battled morning sickness my WHOLE prenagnacy and with this one I think its safe to say its gone! *knock on wood*. My hips are sore, I can feel my insides stretching or whatever they are doing! I can be very sore some days and find it harder to fall asleep, and I am sure as the baby grows it will just get worse. That's okay!

Cravings: Still craving eggs and now coffee! With Hayden I had the same craving! I usually do not drink coffee but with Hayden I did and now with this baby I have been as well! I try not to drink everyday because it is not good for the baby, and it is also not good for blood pressure. So, I have been careful, and if I do drink coffee I will pound back a bottle of water after.

Movements: BIG time movements! I don't notice it as much during the day. I think its because with a toddler I am constantly moving and doing something that I do not have time to sit and concentrate on the movements. But in the evening I feel the baby alot, espically when I am in bed.

The Inside Story: The baby's fingerprints are almost completly formed! The heart is formed and if I was to have a ultrasound I would see the different structures of the heart. (I heard the baby's heartbeat a few weeks ago, AMAZING!). The senses are developing. The baby is able to hear loud noises! The baby can also sense sounds like my heartbeat and the blood pumping through it's umbilical cord! If there was light in my womb, the baby would be able to detect it! The baby is now sitting more up to make room for the organs that have developed.



I FINALLY have my ultrasound appointment! We are super excited but also a little nervous. We are praying that everything is alright and is developing how it should be! I am excited to see our little one for the first time, and I hope we get as much pictures printed as we did with Hayden!

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