18 weeks!

I cannot believe that I am already 18 weeks, the last few weeks have all just flew by! There's really not too much going on, I'm feeling pretty good and my belly is getting bigger everyday.

What's going on this week:

This week your baby is hitting the height chart at five and a half inches long (remember, that's crown to rump) and weighs about five ounces (the weight of that boneless chicken breast you're making for dinner).

And now for the skill of the week (drum roll please…): The art of the yawn has been mastered by your baby (someone's sleepy!). In fact, you might catch a glimpse of that adorable yawn if you're getting an ultrasound this month. You'll also catch a glimpse of all the movement your baby's doing — twists, rolls, kicks, and punches. And would you believe your baby is finally big enough for you to start feeling those movements now (or anytime in the next few weeks). So get ready!

Something you won't see on the ultrasound, but you'll know is in working order, is your baby's nervous system, which is maturing rapidly at this time. Nerves, now covered with a substance called myelin (which speeds messages from nerve cell to nerve cell), are forming more complex connections. And those in the brain are further specializing into the ones that serve the senses of touch, taste, smell, sight, and hearing. Talking about hearing, your baby's is growing more acute, making your little one more conscious of sounds that come from inside your body (which means you could both be listening to each other hiccup — a skill that your baby has by now).


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17 week baby bump

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Dr's appointment

Not too to report from my Dr's appointment. She said I have good growth and the heartbeat sounds good; she found it right away. That was it...if I was with the Dr for 3 minutes, that was a lot haha.

17 weeks

I can't believe how fast the weeks seem to just be going. I have my next doctor's appoinment tomorrow after work. Yesterday I made my first venture into Babies R Us. I have to say I felt a bit silly b/c I think some people just think I have a big gut hahahaaa and here all these women were in there with big ole baby bellies...I guess that will be me in a few months though. I couldn't resist but to buy Baby Lew 3 onesies hehe. I've been dying to for weeks now, but everything is pink or blue everywhere.

This week:


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How big is your baby now? About five inches long and more than three and a half ounces — the size of your open hand. (Open the other one too and imagine your baby cradled in both your arms right after delivery!) Body fat (baby's, that is) is beginning to form and will continue to accumulate through the end of your pregnancy. By the time your baby is born, body fat will make up about two-thirds of his or her weight (and will make all those chubby parts especially yummy).

Your baby is almost certainly listening up by now. In fact, loud noises — the dog barking, the doorbell ringing — will actually startle your baby (and also get him or her used to such noises; for instance, fetuses who regularly hear a dog barking will become babies who sleep right through Fido's outbursts). Your baby's eyes (which have fortunately finished their migration to the front of his or her head) are making small side-to-side movements and can even perceive some light, though the eyelids are still sealed. And since practice makes perfect, your baby is sharpening his or her sucking and swallowing skills in preparation for that first (and second…and third) suckle at your breast or bottle. In fact, most of the survival reflexes And here's some proof that your baby is truly one of a kind (as if you needed any!). Within the next week or so, the pads on your baby's fingertips and toes will become that your baby will have at birth are being perfected in utero right now.

adorned with completely individual swirls and creases (aka fingerprints).

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16 week Baby Bump

Wow Andy WAS right hahaaa.

16 weeks

16 weeks!!! I woke up yesterday and said to Andy, "I wonder when my belly will stop looking like I ate too many donuts and more like I'm pregnant". But then I realize Hey! It does look kind of pregnant haha. For example, this was the 1st morning I woke up and it wasn't "deflated" from the night before..it looks the same as it did last night! haha.

The baby was moving around a little bit ago...I guess it was waking up too hehe. I notice that it moves around when I eat or drink something really cold...can babies feel that!?!? weird.

I got this book from Amazon last week, it was only 49 cents hehe...I've been wanting to get it way before I was pregnant, I really love Dr. Seuss. You read it to the baby. Dr. Seuss has some research that the babies recognize the stories when they are out of the womb, from when they were in it!



Oh and here is the one and only piece of clothing my baby has too. It was $1.99 and gender neutral, so I couldn't pass it up!



So this week the baby is the size of a small gerbil haha. Or an avocado:



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What else is going on this week:

Listen up: Tiny bones in your fetus's ears are in place this week, making it likely that the baby can hear your voice when you're speaking (or singing in the shower). In fact, studies have found that babies who are sung to while they're in the womb recognize the same tune when it's sung to them after they are born (so choose your baby Muzak with that in mind…).

And baby's busily boning up in other ways. For one, the backbone (along with the back muscles) is stronger now — strong enough, in fact, to enable your baby to work on straightening his or her head and neck even more. Baby's crown-to-rump measurement is between four and five inches in length, and weight is hovering around three ounces.

This little one's a looker — with a face that has both eyebrows and eyelashes — but a skinny looker since there's no baby fat yet. And here's the skinny on baby skin: It's practically translucent now, so if you took a peek inside your uterus, you'd be able to see your baby's blood vessels under that thin skin.

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15 week baby bump

There you are!

Just this week I've noticed that whenever I sneeze or cough, I can feel the baby move now. I guess it doesn't like to be startled! haha

Week 15

I can't believe it's already week 15. The time is really flying by! It feels like just yesterday I found out! My bump is starting to become a lot more noticable now and a lot of people at work are asking me. Only 5 more weeks until we find out the big secret - boy or girl!

So here's what's going on with baby lew this week:



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Curious why your body is finally looking like it's pregnant? That's because your baby is growing bigger each week — he or she is as long as four and a half inches right now. Need a better visual (and a snack)? Hold a large navel orange in your hand — that's how big your little darlin' is. (Now that you're done looking, peel that orange and eat it for a delicious two servings of vitamin C!).

So what keeps your baby busy all day? Mostly, your fetus is in rehearsals — practice, practice, practicing, and getting ready for that big debut. Babies practice breathing, sucking, and swallowing so that when they leave your comfy womb and move into your comfy house, they'll have the skills necessary to survive.

Fetal body movements continue to get practice this week, too. But because your baby weighs so little (a bit over two ounces), you won't feel the calisthenics going on inside your abdominal gym. But don't let that fool you. Your fetus is holding daily aerobics classes — kicking, curling toes, and moving those little arms and legs.
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And with each passing week, your fetus is looking more and more like the baby you're picturing in your dreams. By now, the ears are positioned properly on the sides of the head (they used to be in the neck) and the eyes are moving from the side of the head to the front of the face — where they'll soon meet your loving gaze.

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Week 14 Baby Bump

Wow I actually look pregnant!