Week 18

Well, I guess you can say today was the day our baby flew for the first time! Gary, a co-worker of mine, owns a plane and has been wanting to take me flying for a long time now. He took Adrian up a few weeks earlier, and they had a great time. I was nervous and kept putting it off as I wasn't too sure how safe it would be. Once Gary knew I was pregnant, he assured me that the flight would not harm to baby, so I went!

We arrived at the Chino airport early in the morning and Gary walked me though the entire flight check-off. He showed me how and why he inspected parts of the plane and explained everything about how the plane will fly and how to use the controls. I felt very comfortable with him because he has been flying for over 30 years.

I was nervous once I had to get inside as the plane is very small. It was like flying in a Volkswagen Beetle made in the 60's. I was having so much fun looking down at all the dairy farms and houses that I wasn't paying much attention to my stomach. Once I looked up, I felt very sick. I got really hot and sweaty. Gary knew something was up and I'm sure I looked as white as a ghost. He asked if I felt okay and then handed me a barf bag. I was praying I wouldn't have to use it, but opened it up just in case. He flew me to the Redlands airport and we got out to stretch our legs. No, I did not have to use the bag, thank goodness! We sat inside at the airport for awhile and chatted before returning back to Chino. I was glad that I went because it was a lot of fun!

Gary's plane.
Here, Gary was explaining how to check the gas to make sure there were no contaminates in it.
Here we go!

At week 18, Abbigino is now about the size of a mango, coming in at 5 and a half inches in length and around 5 to 5.5 ounces.