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Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Our little bell pepper...

And why do we have a picture of peppers on our blog?! Well, this is about the size of our baby right now. As of yesterday, Baby Hendrix is 5 1/2 inches long and weighs about 7 ounces. We can distinctly remember the day the baby was a poppy seed! Time is flying by so fast!

Below is a more accurate picture of what Baby Hendrix looks like at 18 weeks! We went back to the doctor last Monday for a check up and to see how the baby is progressing. As of now, I've gained 4 pounds, right on track. Baby's heartbeat is 147-153, right in the middle of where it should be. Last Saturday I was laying on the couch reading (nothing much else to do in the dreary rainy weather) and felt a little butterfly feeling in my stomach. Felt it again, and again, then realized that it's the baby moving! He/She is an agile thing - moving all around all the time! I wish Matt could feel it moving but you can't really feel from the outside of the stomach.

We go back October 12th to find out the sex of the baby. At this ultrasound they will also be able to check all organ functions and make sure the organs are there and working correctly! Counting down the days until we find out if we'll have a golfer or a ballerina! :)


Baby Hendrix can hear now, too, so watch your words around me. When I think of a baby hearing, I think about the movie Baby Mama when they are talking about rap music. Too hard to describe but if you haven't seen the movie, watch it...it's so funny!

Needless to say, with all our friends having babies, we have been learning so much! Still SO much more to learn!

1 comment:

  1. Too cute for words even if I AM the grandma. Isn't if funny how it takes a minute for you to realize that first time that the little flutter in your stomach is the baby! Now that Baby Hendrix can hear, it's time to play the classical CD I bought the "poppyseed". Mom

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