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.
So, things have been busy as I said. I'm feeling great, though a bit bummed. My placenta was anterior a few weeks back when my OB did a quick ultrasound. This means that I feel very little in the way of movement. :( The placenta is like a cushion, and anterior means it's sitting up front, so baby is towards my back. So any movements the baby is making, the placenta basically absorbs that movement before I have the ability to feel it myself. Dang it! Oh well, hopefully the bugger moves eventually and I'll begin feeling baby more. :)
I did the needle test today. See here. I was skeptical of the movement of the needle in the video on that page. I just kept thinking the lady must be moving it, even if she didn't realize it herself. So, I tried it and boy was I wrong! :O It was amazing how much that needle moved. If you hadn't seen my hand/arm, you would have assumed I was jerking my hand back and forth. The needle was moving a good 6" both ways. And yep, it went side to side or in a line, which means BOY! We'll see! I'm honestly still unsure of gender, but I lean towards boy now, though I think that's because I know the chances of a boy are greater for us.
I took my boys with me to a thrift shop this week to look around. I keep checking the maternity sections of thrift shops, but they've been a bust each and every time so far.. UNTIL THIS WEEK! I found a pair of new with tags Motherhood Maternity jeans for $6.99 (these things go for $40 regular!). I was thrilled, and they fit a bit snug on my uh, behind, but overall they feel great. The belly panel stays up, so I don't have to wear my belly band to hold up my pants. Love!
When picking my kids up from school one day this week, one of the teacher's aides pointed toward my belly and said, "AGAIN?!" We laughed, but as I told her, this is addicting! Helping couples is so very much addicting, plus I get to be pregnant, which is amazing. This will be my last one, unless my IFs want a sibling, but that's another topic for another day (and not tomorrow or even next month!). LOL.
And with that, I am going to refill my water bottle and be lazy for the evening.
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