18wks

Wow time has flown by in 2wks i will be 1/2 way there! This past week i have been sick with a cold. But hopefully i'm on the mend! Friday the 12th we had the dr appt and she tried to see if we were having a boy or girl but no luck. Baby Chesser was stubborn and kept it's legs closed! It was moving around like crazy though. It was neat to see it kicking and moving around. I'm begining to feel it move more.

Baby Chesser is as big as a sweet potato this week:


Your fetus has become amazingly mobile (at least compared to you), Passing the hours yawning, hiccuping, rolling, twisting kicking punching, sucking and swallowing. And baby is finally big enough that you will be able to feel those movements soon!







Week Eighteen

* Vernix (a white cheese-like protective material) forms on baby's skin with the lanugo (soft, lightly pigmented hair covering the body and limbs); both serving to protect your baby's skin during the months in water.
* Your placenta continues to grow and nourish the baby. Don't forget those prenatal vitamins!
* Tiny air sacs called alveoli begin to form in lungs. He'll be putting these lungs to good use in just a few months!
* Her vocal chords are formed. She goes through the motions of crying but without air she doesn't make a sound.
* Features of your baby's heart, including ventricles and chambers, should be visible during an ultrasound.
* Your baby measures about 5.59 inches (14.2cm) this week and weighs about 6.7 ounces (190gm).