18 wks tomorrow

yay - 4 1/2 months. whoohoo. not sure if this counts as half way, but it is halfway for 9 months.

How your baby's growing: 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. Her blood vessels are visible through her thin skin and her ears are now in position and stand out from her head. 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.

hopefully we will be able to tell from an ultrasound monday to find out what we are having. yay. can't wait to see the little thing growing in me. hee hee.

so now it's a large sweet potato. sweet. no wonder women crave food - they compare your kid to food the whole pregnancy.

so i'm too big now for my clothes (they are tight and look hideous having body fat/baby fat hanging out) and maternity clothes are too huge. i've heard about mothers-to-be being in this 'in between' phase, but now i know how it feels. i guess i'll go for the too big of clothes than the too small. my tops fit ok, but i don't look pregnant unless you know me.

we'll see - if people start rubbing my belly - i'm figuring that's a sign that i am start to get bigger.