Our Sweet Bell Pepper

I'm am 18 weeks and 3 days pregnant. Our baby is the size of a bell pepper. Each week I get an email update from http://www.babycenter.com/ and they give a comparison to the size of the baby to a fruit or vegetable. So far our baby has been a fig, avacado, apple, turnip, and now a bell pepper.

I am feeling more movement which is very cool. I started feeling light flutters a few weeks ago but didn't notice much since then. The past few days he/she has started moving more. I can't wait until when I can feel it from the outside so Brian can enjoy this experience.

I have an appointment next week and also an ultrasound. As of now we (i.e. I) still don't plan on finding out the sex of the baby, which means I need to come up with a nickname for the baby so I don't have to say he/she all the time. I guess I can use the vegetable or fruit name.

And...yes, that is my belly button sticking out. Pretty bad huh? I was tempted not to post the picture, but I figured since the blog is meant as a journal for the kids as much as for my readers, you will just have to share in the horror of the belly button photos.