At about 18 weeks, you might begin to feel a suspicious flutter in your belly. The professionals call it "quickening," we call it "baby's makin' waves!" Within the next few weeks, those tiny bubbly feelings will become more obvious. And soon enough they'll be unmistakably identifiable—especially when you (and anyone within 10 feet of you) can see tiny feet, elbows and knees moving across your belly.
This week is also the beginning of ossification. And while that sounds like some long and involved paperwork you'll have to fill out, it's really a fancy medical term for the hardening of your baby's miniature bones. And that's a good thing.
Your baby's nerves are making more and more complex connections. Her sense of smell, taste, sight and hearing are all developing. A substance called myelin, which makes nerve connections travel faster, is now coating your baby's nerves.
Your baby now weighs between 5 and 7 ounces and is about 5½ inches long—about the size of a pickle from the corner deli.
I personally have not been able to feel my little one yet... but my Doctor's say it won't be long! I'm kind of excited about that, and then about finding out the baby's sex on January 12th! (:
Not a lot going on this week... just working and getting ready for time with family and friends for Christmas. Looking forward to a fun, yet relaxing and short travel weekend - going to see my parents and then Wesley's family on Saturday in North Carolina. Should make for a fun weekend! Late night card games, and new Wii games to play at Mom's...
Hope everyone out there in Blogger land has a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. I'm sure my posts will be slow from here on into the new year.
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