Baby Changes

Every Thursday I get an e-mail from a couple baby websites that I'm registered to telling me how far along I am and how my baby is doing. I have now completed my 17th week. Here's what they say.

"Your baby weighs about 5 ounces now, and he's around 5 inches long — about the size of a large onion. He can move his joints, and his skeleton — until now rubbery cartilage — is starting to harden to bone. His sense of hearing is also developing. The umbilical cord, his lifeline to the placenta, is growing stronger and thicker."

"If you could peer inside your belly to size up your baby now, you'd see that she's about 12.5 cm to 14 cm (5 to 5.6 in) long - nearly as long as a CD case - from the top of her head to the bottom of her buttocks.
And it might look like she' s packing on the grams! Over the last week, your baby's weight has increased about 50 per cent to about 150 g (5.25 oz). But over the next little while, her rapid growth will slow down a bit as she continues to develop.
Your baby is practising and building up the reflexes that will help her survive when she's born, such as sucking, swallowing and blinking. She's also beginning to swallow some of the amniotic fluid in your uterus. Her body can now absorb water in the amniotic fluid and process it through to her large bowel."


I also found some pictures of what the baby looks like. Of course these are general pictures, not actually our baby. However on the 28th we are going for an ultrasound and will come back with pictures to show everyone.


Until then, I don't feel any kicking....I think.
I'm craving popsicles, which is awesome and much to Bob's displeasure I still love the taste of vinegar.