18 weeks...

We made it! And we're feeling great. Starting to feel the baby move a lot more now too, though it still suprises me.

We have another growth scan on Wednesday morning which the three of us will go to as last time, it was just me. This is to check the cervix isn't shortening and that the baby is growing as he or she should. It's a strange feeling that this stage in April didn't happen as we expected...when Emmanuel was born, he only weighed 100g which correlates to 16 weeks. Still very perfectly formed which makes those scriptures all the more true. 

Great English there. 

At 18 weeks, the baby is expected to be about 190g. I'm officially in the fifth month of pregnancy, just a couple of weeks away from the half way mark. The baby crown to rump is roughly 6 inches and can now feel and hear. His chest moves up and down to mimic breathing. 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!

Keep growing Nugget!