Bell Pepper

Blog Post by Kati:

Week 18 Info:

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.

We are in fact having our ultrasound this Wednesday and we are going to find out the sex of the baby! Hopefully he or she will cooperate. :) So, we'd like to start a list of everybody's predictions: Gender, Birth Date, and Birth Time. If you'd like to make a prediction and be included on our list, either comment on this post, email me (kati@twincitizen.net), or respond to the status I'll be posting on Facebook. Remember our official due date is December 25th. So choose your prediction carefully- the closest person will be named in our baby scrap book! :)

One of the biggest changes I have noticed this week is that my hair has started to go straight! But of course not all of it, so it is half curly and half straight. So it just looks weird. Oh well!

Have a great weekend, and remember to let me know your baby prediction!