What changes are occurring with your body?
If you place your fingers about a half inch above your belly button, you may be able to feel your uterus. The vast majority of people that you encounter will realize that you are expecting. If you notice that your lower legs and feet swell towards the end of the day, try to schedule a couple of times a day that you can sit and rest. If you seem to be battling oily skin and/or increased breakouts on your face or other parts of your body, wash your face with a gentle soap and water twice a day. Many women enjoy this portion of pregnancy the most. They have survived many of the early pregnancy symptoms and are not so big that they feel incredibly uncomfortable. Try to relax during this time and enjoy being pregnant.
How big is your baby?
Your baby has grown to 8 ½ inches long and weighs 12 ounces.
What is happening with your baby?
Your baby’s eyelids have finished forming this week, and he/she is very busy moving around and swallowing amniotic fluid. You most likely have felt your baby move by this time and have realized that he/she is not necessarily on the same schedule that you are. As your baby swallows amniotic fluid, his/her digestive tract is continuing to mature. Your baby is also receiving some of the caloric intake from the amniotic fluid. If your baby is a little girl, then her vagina has fully formed but will continue to develop until her birth.-American Pregnancy Association
so i'm at the halfway mark already. time flies!! i find the comment above on how many women find this portion of the pregnancy the best kinda funny, because for me right now i'm experiencing more nausia and headache symptoms than i did in the beginning. definatly not the best time. oh well.
tomorrow is the BIG DAY. we go in for our 20 week ultrasound, and hopefully baby will cooperate and we will know if its gonna be Caleb or Kaitlyn...i will be sure to post when i get back from the doctors!!
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