18 Weeks (November 24th - 30th)

I am 6 inches CRL and 8.5 oz. My hair is growing in and my reproductive organs are developing!

Baby’s First Plane Ride & Trip to Michigan:
I went to visit family over Thanksgiving (November 26th – 29th). I was able to celebrate with Tony’s family on Thanksgiving and my family the next day. On Saturday morning, I went shopping with my parents to Babies ‘R’ Us and JCPenney. On Saturday evening, I went to my bother in-law and sister in-law’s house to have dinner with them, along with Tony’s parents. Jessica had a lot of baby shower decorations for a shower she was going to have for her sister, but the baby came before the shower, so she gave me everything she had to use for mine. Thank you Jessica, the decorations are perfect!

While visiting, my mom and I got the baby shower invites ready to send out. Save the date: Sunday, December 27th at 2:00 pm!

During the visit I also revealed the gender to the families. For my mom, I put a bow on my tummy of the color gender we are having, so she would see when I got off the plane. For my dad, it was a phone call to his work, but he had his co-workers on standby and once I spilled the beans everyone cheered in the background! For Tony’s family, I showed everyone the bow that I wore at the airport. My father in-law then pinned the bow to his shirt the rest of the day (he was one of the only ones to guess the gender correctly). By the end of the visit, many gender specific items were purchased…this baby is spoiled already!

While I was gone, Tony did a lot of work around the house. He cleared everything out of the baby’s room to prepare for painting. He also raked all the leaves from the yard, primed the hallway wall to paint, and put up the Christmas tree. He would never admit it, but I think he kept himself busy because he missed me so much!!!