20 weeks

Little One this week....

Size:
Baby is between 5 1/2 and 6 1/2 inches crown to rump, and between nine and ten inches from head to toe. It weighs about nine ounces. Over the next month, baby will gain about a pound! Right now, baby is about the size of a mango.

Development:
Baby's permanent teeth are already starting to form behind it's baby teeth. These permanent teeth won't be mature for several years.
By this point, baby can move it's eyes, though not always in tandem. What were sweeping left-right eye motions last week are turning into eye rolls that will last through teenage years. (Great!) Eyebrows have formed, and hair is beginning to form on baby's scalp.
From this point on, the baby seems to be able to differentiate between mornings, afternoons, and nighttime and starts to become active at certain times more than others.
Your baby also has all of the neurons in it's brain that it will need.


And tomorrow we have our 20 week doctor's appointment.....which means we get to find out if we are having a boy or girl!

Also, update on me.....
After almost a week of bed-rest, I am feeling much better. The pain is not gone, but it is now tolerable. Yay!