You Say Bell Pepper, I Say Sweet Potato

Weekly babycenter.com update time! I was 18 weeks on Saturday. According to BabyCenter the baby is the size of a bell pepper this week, but I prefer bump.com's description, a sweet potato, better. Isn't it just much cuter? In fact perhaps it should go on the short list of possible terms of endearment nicknames for the baby.

Here's what's happing with the little sweet potato 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 girl, her uterus and fallopian tubes are formed and in place. If you're having a boy, his genitals are noticeable now, but he may hide them from you during an ultrasound."

I can also start to post the pictures that babycenter.com has of what the baby looks like this week. Believe me, you would not have wanted to see them before this week because they were freeeeaky lolking! Here's what the baby is looking like:Sorry, the picture also includes a naked women's ass, but at least it is a nice ass :). It definitely looks nothing like my ass right now since I'm not aloud to squats while pregnant.