What's baby up to this week? He/she is the size of a bell pepper, measuring 5"-1/2" long and weighs about 7 oz. Blood vessels are visible through thin skin and ears are in their final position, although they're standing out from the head a bit. A protective coating of myelin is beginning to form around the nerves, a process that will continue for a year after birth. If Baby K is a girl, her uterus and Fallopian tubes are formed and in place. If Baby K is a boy, his genitals are noticeable now.
What's been going on with mom? Stress at work is getting to me. I just feel like crying a lot, coupled with the preggo hormones makes me a walking time bomb. At least I can decompress on the drive home and see my loves when I walk in the door. Darin's new schedule is here and he picks up Emma so being home before 7pm and seeing them both at home when I arrive is just the best!
Symptoms: Constipation is rearing its head regularly and my hands are starting to fall asleep when I sleep with my arms above my head. Other than that nothing really major.
Yummy/Icky: Popsicles and fudgesicles. I partly contribute this to the heat.....It's been close to 90 in our house when we get home at night so anything to cool me down. Also passion tea with lemonade. YUM! I am getting sick of water, and most bottled waters taste bad to me.....so I need some non caffeinated flavor!
Clothing: I caved.....wearing the maternity jeans and still suffering because of the triple digit heat with a polyester panel. Oh well.....at least baby is comfy.
Movement: I feel baby tap and have a minimal dance party after eating lunch and sometimes when I lie down to relax after dinner. It's really COOL!
Best Moment this Week: Celebrating Emma's 2nd birthday! She's such a big girl and will be an awesome big sister. She wraps her baby dolls in blankets and gives them snuggles and kisses!
Looking forward to: Our anatomy scan on Thursday! We're so excited to learn what baby is! We also have NO IDEA about baby names yet! AH! Probably because picking a girl name was SO HARD last time and I'm not feeling my boy name anymore so.....I'm waiting for the gender.
Funny moments: We all know about the elusive pregnancy brain. A couple of weeks ago I was looking at my scaly legs thinking "I need to put lotion on these bad boys." So I grabbed a bottle of lotion and took it in the car. While the hubby was driving I squirted some into my hand and it had a strange consistency. I thought that maybe it needed to be shook up. I shook it hard and nothing changed so I just kept lathering. It took FOREVER for my skin to absorb it, and my hands felt slimy all day when I washed them. I thought "I need to throw that away." Well I forgot about the bottle all day and most of the next day. Darin gets into the car the next evening to drive home, grabs the bottle and says "why is their shower gel in the car?" OMG! I am an idiot!
Here's 18 Weeks with Emma!!
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