20 weeks!

Your baby weighs about 10 1/2 ounces now. He's also around 6 1/2 inches long from head to bottom, and about 10 inches from head to heel — the length of a banana. (For the first 20 weeks, we use measurements taken from the top of the baby's head to her bottom — known as the "crown to rump" measurement. After that, we use measurements from head to toe. This is because a baby's legs are curled up against his torso during the first half of pregnancy and are very hard to measure.) A greasy white substance called vernix caseosa coats his entire body to protect his skin during its long submersion in amniotic fluid. (This slick coating also eases the journey down the birth canal.) Your baby is swallowing more, which is good practice for his digestive system. He's also producing meconium, a black, sticky substance that's the result of cell loss, digestive secretion, and swallowed amniotic fluid. This meconium will accumulate in his bowels, and you'll see it in his first messy diaper (although a few babies pass it in utero or during delivery).

I am just over 20 weeks now. Wow, I can't believe I've already hit the halfway point. Its so crazy. It seems like we just found out we were pregnant. Greg laughs though cause he says I already forgot how bad the morning sickness was.

The morning sickness isn't completely gone. Mornings are still tough. I wake up feeling sick. Not to the point of wanting to vomit, but just sick.

The baby is kicking a lot though. I love it. I love feeling him inside of me. Greg got to feel a really big kick the other day. He loves it too, and I'm glad he gets to feel it. And Ethan felt one too, though he says the baby is kicking when the baby really isn't. Its cute though. I just love how much he already loves the baby. He loves to say good-morning and kiss my belly. Its too cute.