This is what the baby did this week..
Over the past three weeks your magical-gro baby has managed to add on yet another 2 full inches of length (totaling about 4.5 inches) and now weighs a whopping 3.5 ounces!
Guess what? Your little lollipop is not so bobble-headed anymore!
Yep, your baby's head-to-body ratio is starting to even out, as the rest of their body - including their arms and legs (the better to kick you with!) plays catch-up.
One of the most anticipated moments in pregnancy is the "quickening" or the first time you undeniably feel your child move inside of you.
In some cultures a woman is not even considered pregnant untilshe experiences the quickening!
Women claim to feel it as early as 14 weeks. That said, other women laugh at the thought of that woman cherishing a fart that's rumbling in her small intestines.
In general, it's safe to say that after 18 - 20 weeks, all women will experience the quickening as a definitive non-fart poke or prod from within their womb.
Those sweet little flutters will evolve into pokes, prods, and even outright painful kicking as your break-dancing baby-cakes grow in size and seek ways to straighten out in their increasingly cramped quarters.
If you had that gender ultrasound right now, which most doctors recommend at about this time, you might see your little one sucking their thumb, not to mention the necessary signifiers to let you know whether you've got a wee lad or lassie.
Awww..
We got a crib. : ) I am pretty excited about this. It is the start of getting baby things, and it makes me EXCITED. Thank you Nana and Papa Purvis :) Ill post pictures once its up. I have finally gotten all of the junk out of the spare/babies room. We have a bed to remove and then hopefully next weekend can paint it.
We had a good 4th of July weekend. I worked most of it. Jesse and I saw fireworks together on Saturday. On Monday we took Caity fishing and hung out with her most of the day. :)
I had a doctors appointment today. I am measuring at 17 weeks (which is tomorrow so right on). Babies heartbeat was 142. It took two technicians to find the heartbeat so I was a little worried. But, they said its normal because the baby is still tiny.
We now have 6 days until our 3D ultrasound and I cannot wait. I am so excited. I really really hope they can see the sex of the baby :) :) :)
I am pretty set on what we are going to do with the babies room now ;) MONKEYS! :) :) :)
Here are a few pictures from the week - and Ill post the fetal update for week 17 so you can see what the baby is doing NEXT week ;)
Don't look now, but... your baby is EVEN bigger, cuter, AND smarter than last week!
Yes ma'am, your fantastic little bean stalk has added yet another half inch to their overall height - making them nearly half a foot long!
Their little limbs have nearly reached their proper proportions and will continue to grow evenly with the rest of the body from here on out.
They're now becoming capable of hearing and reacting to sounds even though their ears are not yet structurally complete or fully functional.
Meanwhile, different parts of your mini-Einstein's astonishingly complex brain are developing to process your little one's hearing and other senses, (you know, sight, smell, taste and touch).
Mind boggling factoid of the week: if you're having going to have a little girl, her ovaries have already produced millions of primordial egg cells, which, within a few weeks, will develop into actual eggs! Phew… just wait till she's a teenager eh?
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