Since we are all waiting on pins and needles to find out whether this baby is a boy or girl on Friday, I thought I would give everyone a little something to take up some of the time between now and then. I haven't really posted about what all is happening inside my growing belly for the last few weeks, and baby has really been changing!
16 wks- 3 oz. & 4-5 in. Heart is already pumping 25 quarts of blood a day, & the eyes are in their permanent position.
17 wks- 5 oz. & 5 in. Practicing sucking & swallowing for after birth, & fingernails & toenails are starting to grow this week!
18 wks- 5-7 oz. & 5 1/2 in. Our baby can hear us now because the ears are fully developed! Still working on sense of smell, taste, sight. The nervous system is also becoming more developed.
19 wks- 8.5 oz. (half a pound!) & 6 in. Adding on that important layer of brown fat to keep warm after delivery. Kidneys are fully functioning & producing urine!
20 wks (not quite yet, but still)- 10.5 oz. & 6.5 in. Baby is going to start focusing on gaining weight so belly pictures over the next few weeks should start getting really interesting! Sleep patterns are pretty much developed at this point. Let's hope the baby doesn't take to my "staying up all night" work schedule!
Stay tuned for the next post. Hopefully it will be exciting & full of good news!
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