Week 23 Update

Peanut is now the size of a papaya! measuring approximately 11 inches long and weighing about 1 pound. Peanuts little face is fully formed...minus the baby fat, of course. In the coming weeks, your baby will continue to grow and mature at a fast rate, gaining about 6 ounces of weight a week. By week 23, the blood vessels in his lungs, important for breathing outside the womb, are developing. Peanuts lips are becoming more distinct. Also, by this week, the bones in Peanuts middle ear start to harden. Her skin is still wrinkled but the pigments that will give his skin color are currently being deposited.

ALMOST 6 MONTHS!

Week 22 Update

Peanut is now the size of a papaya! Peanut is settling into sleep cycles, snoozing about 12 to 14 hours a day. It shouldn't be hard to figure out when -- just pay attention to those kicks as they start and stop.

Short update this week from the Bump.com. Let me add a couple of things. Peanut can now officially hear us so that means no bad words. I was thinking of you [a]. Remember the time that my dad yelled at you for swearing in the house. Haaaaaa If my kid swearers and comes home with a ring in her eye brow I will take it. :0)

Peanut can now taste what I am eating so I have been mixing up the fruits and veggies so the little one gets a good assortmant of flavors.

Real estate within your belly is getting tight, with growing baby leaving little room for your lungs to...well...breathe. Expect the huffing and puffing to start soon. There's not much room for your belly button, either -- it'll pop out any day now. OMG!

Week 21 Updated

Peanut is now the size of a banana! Baby's digestive system is busy creating meconium (a tarry black substance made of swallowed amniotic fluid, digestive secretion, and dead cells), which will fill the first diaper after birth. And, if baby is a girl, her womb is now stocked up with her lifetime supply of six million eggs (the number will drop to around one million by birth).

Week 20 Ultrasound

Last week Mike and I were axiously anticipating our 20 week ultrasound visit to find out what our little peanut would become. I do have to say that the movies have killed this experience. I was expecting to go in to this huge room with a very big TV! Nope we had this little screen that you could not really see and peanut would not cooperate. We did not get any good pictures because Peanut would not stop moving!

Dr checked vital organs, my uterus, cervix and baby head to toe. All good!
All the while Peanut is still moving... front, side, back and then front again. Constant movement. At one point Peanut was looking right at the screen. Pretty creepy it looked like something from a Tim Burton file instead of a baby. We get to the end... what are we having, what are we having???? Ummmm baby won't stay still.. .UGH great Peanut has Mike's energy.......

Peanut will not cooperate and spread the legs for a good view, my child no way! Best guess......drum roll....... IT IS A GIRL. The best the Dr can tell we are having a girl. We are completely shocked as there are very few girls in our family. We are considering ourselves lucky. So far what I can say is she will be stubborn like me and have tons of energy like Mike. TROUBLE.

Week 20-- Weekly Update

I am HALF WAY THERE!

Weight Gain: 7 LBS

Peanut is now the size of a cantaloupe!Baby gulps down several ounces of amniotic fluid every day, both for nutrition and to practice swallowing and digesting. And, these days, those taste buds actually work! Studies show that after birth, babies respond best to tastes they've already had via amniotic fluid. Meaning, think about what you'd like your future child to eat as you prepare your own lunch.

Week 19-- Weekly Update

Peanut is now around the size of a large tomato. Peanut is approximately 6 inches long and weighs almost 8 1/2 ounces now!
This is a very important time in terms of sensory development. Inside your baby’s brain, certain areas are being specialized for smell, touch, taste, hearing and vision.
Another big development in the last week, hair may finally be sprouting from his scalp.
By 19 weeks, the uterus is developed in the female and the testes and penis are easily identifiable in males.