Halfway!!! yea!!!

Congratulations! This week marks the half way point of your pregnancy. It has been 18 weeks since the date of conception and your baby's crown-to-rump length is 5.6 to 6.4 inches. The fetus weighs about 9 to 10 ounces and your belly definitely has an obvious bulge.

Your baby's skin begins to thicken this week and will develop four layers. Your baby's sebaceous glands secrete a waxy substance called vernix caseosa. Your baby will be born with this wax and it will look like paste. The vernix caseosa is crucial because it protects the fetus' fragile skin from the continuous immersion in amniotic fluid. Lanugo hairs secure the vernix caseosa in place and it is thick around the eyebrows. Scalp hair and toenails are beginning to form at this point. Hair can also be seen on the upper lip and eyebrows.

I'm feeling ok. I don't get much more than an hour or two of constant sleep. I either have to pee or the side I am sleeping on gets sore so I have to change sleeping positions. I think I am going to look for some sort of pillow that may help with the soreness. Maybe the "snoogle" body pillow will help. So the lack of sleep gives me a contant exhausted feeling. But I should get used to it right? Newborns don't sleep much more than a couple hours at a time anyway. I am sure I will eventually.

I had a fun visit in Arizona with Elysia. The weather was decent and I had a lot of fun hanging out with Elysia and baby James. The weekend went by too fast. Joey got a lot done while I was gone. The baby's room is entirely cleared out and the carpets are steam cleaned. Time to pick a paint color and wait for the baby furniture we want to go on sale. We have a lot to do and get in the next 20 weeks. But everything will come together little by little. I am really excited!! Only 20 weeks till we get to meet our little girl. YEA!!!!!!!!!