Baby Size and Development: Week 20

Today is week 20.

Our baby is about the size of a cantaloupe.

Baby's digestive system is busy creating meconium, which will fill the first diaper after birth. And, speaking of the diaper situation....baby's genitals are now fully formed.

19 Week Belly Pic

Here is my belly pic for 19 weeks! Baby is growing like crazy and moving a TON!

Baby Size and Development: Week 19

Today is week 19.

Our baby is the size of a Mango.

Vernix caseosa, a greasy white substance made of lanugo, oil and dead skin cells (yum) now coats baby's skin, shielding it from the amniotic fluid. (Picture yourself after a nine-month bath, and the need for protection makes sense.) You might actually get to see the vernix at birth, especially if baby is premature.

Baby Size and Development: Week 18

Today is week 18.

Our baby is the size of a sweet potato.

Our fetus has become amazingly mobile (at least compared to me), passing the hours yawning, hiccuping, rolling, twisting, kicking, punching, sucking and swallowing.

Week 17 appointment

I had my 17 week appointment today and all went well. Baby's heartrate was 168 this time! I have gained 2 pounds in the last 4 weeks, so I'm right on track with my weight gain and am now back up to my pre-pregnancy weight!

We scheduled our ultrasound finally!! We will know (crossing fingers baby cooperates) if we are having a boy or a girl on Friday, May 21st!!! We can't wait!!!!

That's about all. Feeling pretty good. Allergies are still killing me, but I'll live. After all, I have to deal with them every year about this time!

Baby Size and Development: Week 17

Today is week 17.

Our baby is the size of an onion.

Baby's skeleton is hardening, changing from rubbery cartilage to bone, and fat is finally accumulating around it. The umbilical cord is getting thicker and stronger, and those little fingers and toes are now topped by one-of-a-kind prints.

Baby Size and Development: Week 16

Today is week 16.

Our baby is about the size of an avocado.

We have to watch what we say...tiny bones forming in baby's ears mean the little one can now pick up your voice. Eyebrows, lashes and hair are starting to fill in, and taste buds are forming. And, we could find out the gender soon.