18 weeks!

At 18 weeks, I feel like I am really showing now. Still get the questionable looks from people..."fat or pregnant?"...maybe it was the 2 days of non-stop eating on Christmas Eve & Christmas! Either way...I feel pregnant. I'm still feeling great...pretty good energy still happening, which is great in comparison to the zombie I was during the first trimester. Christmas was tons of fun with lots of family and adorable Baby Lefebvre presents from Mom, Dad, Johnny and the "great Ingle aunts" (books, clothes, toys r us gift cards, and babysitting coupons)! I'm still waiting to feel some movement on the inside. I thought I felt something twice over the past couple weeks, but nothing definite. Hoping I'll feel him over the next couple weeks...seems as though this little guy is just chillin' out in there for now, which is fine with us as long as he isn't saving all his energy for when he arrives. ;)

This week, Mom and I are planning on going up to the Camarillo outlets to the Maternity Works store now that I could use some new clothes that fit! My closet decided to de-friend me over the past week. :/ Once the New Year is here, I'm planning to start the nursery. Can't wait to turn the pictures in my head into a reality! We still can't believe we're only a couple weeks away from the half way mark! So excited to meet our little dude in 5 months!

Here is where he is at this week:
Head to rump, your baby is about 5 1/2 inches long (about the length of a bell pepper) and he weighs almost 7 ounces. He's busy flexing his arms and legs — movements that you'll start noticing more and more in the weeks ahead. 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. A protective covering of myelin is beginning to form around his nerves, a process that will continue for a year after he's born. If you're having a boy, his genitals are noticeable now, but he may hide them from you during an ultrasound.