Sorry this is a few days late... I've pretty much been working and sleeping. I'm back to being sick and tired. Threw up on Easter during the Sunrise Service, twice on Tuesday and once today. I'm still feeling a little nauseous even after eating a sandwhich, so I'm expecting to be sick again before the day is over:( Everyone keeps telling me that it should be over soon... but I remind you that I've been hearing this for almost 2 months... so it's starting to lose it's significance!!
I felt the first real "jabs" from the baby in Sunday School on Easter! It was the first time I could actually feel the baby stretching and kicking! I haven't felt him move very much this week, but when I do it's very obvious!!
We have picked the names we want!! Now we're just waiting to find out what the sex is!! We are so excited about the upcoming ultrasounds! Thomas has it written on the white board at his office so he makes sure that he is able to call in for it!!
I know that I have been a little less than thrilled about going through this pregnancy without Thomas with me... Two of my friends have had their babies this week and one is in labor as we speak! And going through this has really made me realize that I might not have gotten through this deployment if I wasn't pregnant! A lot of you know the struggle I went through while we were trying to get pregnant... I couldn't imagine going through this wave of new life without the hope of new life growing inside of me. It is amazing to me when I dream about this little child that God blessed Thomas and myself with. I dream of the smiles and the love... nothing concrete... all abstract, but none-the-less real! Seeing my precious baby's face up on a u/s screen in a few weeks is going to be the most amazing moment of my life thus far and to not have Thomas by my side will break my heart... but to imagine not having that moment at all is unimaginable! So please, just send up a little praise to God when you read this... Not only did He create the life growing inside of me... He gave me a blessing I was starting to think I wasn't worthy of.
Now, back to the fun stuff you all check in for! The Fun Facts about Baby Whitten in WEEK 18!!
*Vernix (a white cheese-like protective material) forms on baby's skin with the lanugo (soft, lightly pigmented hair covering the body and limbs); both serving to protect your baby's skin during the months in water.
*Your placenta continues to grow and nourish the baby. Don't forget those prenatal vitamins!
*Tiny air sacs called alveoli begin to form in lungs. He'll be putting these lungs to good use in just a few months!
*Her vocal chords are formed. She goes through the motions of crying but without air she doesn't make a sound.
*Features of your baby's heart, including ventricles and chambers, should be visible during an ultrasound.
*Your baby measures about 5.59 inches (14.2cm) this week and weighs about 6.7 ounces (190gm).
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