Mommy is 18 weeks pregnant!!! According to babycenter.com, head to rump, you are about 5 1/2 inches long (about the length of a bell pepper or sweet potato) and you should weigh almost 7 ounces. You are also busy flexing your arms and legs — movements that Mommy feels consistently now!!! Your blood vessels are visible through your thin skin, and your ears are now in their final position, although they're still standing out from your head a bit. A protective covering of myelin is beginning to form around your nerves, a process that will continue for a year after you're born.
During the last ultrasound we saw you open and close your mouth, hiccup and suck your thumb!!!! You twisted, rolled, punched, kicked and Mommy can feel those movements! She can even see your kicks when something is laying on her belly....like her phone! You kicked at it the other day and made it move...but when Mommy puts her hands on her belly to feel your kicks....you stop moving!
On the Mommy front....she has all the typical pregnancy symptoms and happy to report that she hasn't vomited in a few weeks now. Some newer symptoms include charlie horses in her calves and swelling in her legs after a long day at work!
I love you with all my heart!
Love, Mimi
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