How your baby's growing:Your baby now weighs about three-quarters of a pound and is approximately 10 1/2 inches long– the length of a carrot. You may soon feel like he's practicing martial arts as his initial fluttering movements turn into full-fledged kicks and nudges. You may also discover a pattern to his activity as you get to know him better. In other developments, your baby's eyebrows and lids are present now, and if you're having a girl, her vagina has begun to form as well.
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I'm anxiously awaiting those martial arts kicks! The little one was pretty active the other day, but the past 2 days I haven't felt too much. Little jabs here and there, but still nothing strong enough where I KNOW it's him. Sometimes I feel things and can't tell if it was a baby movement or just my tummy growling! John definitely felt some kicks the other day though, he placed his hand near my belly button at the perfect moment. It was such a cool thing to experience together :)
In other news, I'm feeling a lot better finally. The past week has been pretty busy, so I think taking my mind off feeling ill really helps. Unfortunately we've been busy with activities surrounding the death of John's beloved grandmother... We miss her so much and it was very hard to say goodbye. But, you can't help but think about the circle of life during times like this. We said goodbye to one life and are growing another... It's pretty powerful stuff. The best part is that Bessie got to hear that we're having a boy before she passed on. Maybe she just needed to hear that he was doing well before letting go?! Who knows :) Regardless, we know she is smiling down on us from Heaven, and keeping an eye on our little one.
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