Week 18: Bell Pepper

Thank you all for your kind words as I departed to Houston on my guilt trip. It was wonderful reading and then quoting your words as I thought about moving a box or picking up a sign case. I followed your advice as best I could. I'll admit I was sore on Thursday after moving so much on Wednesday, but I survived. I think that my KW training made this conference seem so much easier, even if I was pregnant!

I had a wakeup call about 5:00 each morning, but managed to make it downstairs on time each day. I also was nausea free for the most part. I think felt the baby move on Friday night in my focus group. I grabbed my phone and ran out into the hall to tell Marcus. I haven't felt it since that night, so I might have been wrong. We'll see!

from Baby Center:
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.