Thursday, February 23, 2012

WEEK 23

I am 23 weeks pregnant (17 weeks to go)! BabyBunny weighs about a large mango, just over 450 grams, and more than 28 cm long, the length of a spaghetti squash.

BabyBunny's sense of movement well developed by now, she can feel my move. Blood vessels in her lungs are developing to prepare for breathing. Loud noises that become familiar now — such as your dog barking or the roar of the vacuum cleaner — probably won't faze her when she hears them outside the womb. /BabyCenter/

Thursday, February 16, 2012

WEEK 22

I am 22 weeks pregnant (18 weeks to go)! BabyBunny weighs almost 450 grams, and around 28 cm long, the length of a spaghetti squash.

BabyBunny's lips, eyelids, and eyebrows are becoming more distinct, and even developing tiny tooth buds beneath the gums. The irises (the colored part of the eye) still lack pigment. Inside his belly, his pancreas — essential for the production of some important hormones — is developing steadily. His body is covered with fine hair (lanugo) and deep wrinkles on his skin. /BabyCenter/

Thursday, February 9, 2012

WEEK 21

I am 21 weeks pregnant (19 weeks to go)! BabyBunny weighs about 340 grams, and around 26.5 cm long, the length of a carrot.

BabyBunny's eyebrows and lids are present now. If Bunny is a girl, her vagina has begun to form. The initial fluttering movements turn into full-fledged kicks and nudges. /BabyCenter/

Thursday, February 2, 2012

WEEK 20

I am 20 weeks pregnant (20 weeks to go)! BabyBunny weighs about 300 grams, and around 16.5 cm long (head to bottom) and about 25.4 cm from head to heel, the length of a banana (for the first 20 weeks the 'crown to rump' measurement is taken (baby's legs are curled up against his torso), after 20 weeks, fetus measured from head to toe).

This is the halfway mark! The top of your uterus is about level with my belly button.

BabyBunny is swallowing more these days, which is good practice for his digestive system. He's also producing meconium, a black, sticky by-product of digestion. This gooey substance will accumulate in his bowels, and it will bee seen in his first soiled diaper. /BabyCenter/