Sept. 9: I can’t say that I’ve focused a lot on my pregnancy the last couple weeks, but in the mornings when I first wake up, I do so enjoy lying quietly in bed, spending a few moments focusing on and sending love to this little being who is growing inside of me. I continue to feel faint bubble-burst like movements every few days. It’s also been nice to know that we have something to look forward to as we move past the sadness of the last several weeks.
I should have an ultrasound sometime this month, so hopefully at that point we’ll find out the gender and get a little peak at the “teeny tiny” as we currently call him/her.
The BabyCenter.com update for Week 18 is as follows:
Head to bottom, your baby is approximately 5 1/2 inches long
(about the length of a large sweet potato), and she weighs almost 7 ounces. She’s busy flexing her arms and legs — movements that you’ll likely start noticing more and more. Myelin (a protective covering) is beginning to form around her nerves, a process that will continue for a year after she’s born. If you’re having a girl, her uterus and fallopian tubes are formed and in place. If your baby is a boy, his genitals are noticeable, though he may hide them from you during an ultrasound.