18wks- The Bell Pepper

I'm just getting over being sick with a sinus infection, bleh! For anyone who's counting (me!), that's three upper respiratory infections in 18wks. Before that, it had been well over a year since the last time I had cold or anything. I guess that's the toll of pregnancy on my immune system. Unfortunately I lost all the weight I had gained so far and then some, but otherwise, we seemed to have survived.

The update for this week:

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.