18 weeks

It's hard to believe that I am only 2 weeks away from being half way through my pregnancy, Gosh time flies! Week 18 has gotten off to a great start. Why, do you ask? Well, I felt the baby move for the first time! It was literally like butterfly’s or bubbles floating across my abdomen. The first time I felt it I was in disbelief that it was actually the baby but a few hours later, I felt it again! This time it felt like pop corn popping in my belly. I know that it will be awhile longer before baby's kicks and punches can be felt from the outside, but I sure wish Mason could feel them now too.


Baby changes this week:
Baby's become amazingly mobile, passing the hours yawning, hiccupping, rolling, twisting, kicking, punching, sucking, and swallowing. A protective covering of myelin is beginning to form around It's nerves, a process that will continue for a year after he/she is born. If we're having a girl, her uterus and fallopian tubes are formed and in place. However, If we're having a boy, his genitals are noticeable now, but he may hide them from you during an ultrasound. (Lets pray that this doesn't happen next week at our gender discovery ultrasound!)