Week 19 and Week 20 (5 Months)

Well we took the baby to Cancun, and had a fun time with our friends! Our last vacation before the baby is born.

Ultrasound tomorrow! Time is flying by, 20 weeks already and I am 1/2 way there.

Hopefully the baby will cooperate and I'll find out if it's a boy or girl and if not Jeromey will be excited since he wants it to be a surprise.

The baby is kicking now, I can definitely feel the little movements especially in the evening time, it's very gentle. In just a few weeks Jeromey might be able to feel it too. My belly has grown quite a bit. Here is the latest picture.

Week 19 Development

Your baby weighs about 8 1/2 ounces, and he measures 6 inches, head to bottom — about the length of a small zucchini. His arms and legs are in the right proportions to each other and the rest of his body now. His kidneys continue to make urine, and the hair on his scalp is sprouting. This is a crucial time for sensory development: Your baby's brain is designating specialized areas for smell, taste, hearing, vision, and touch. If your baby is a girl, she has an astonishing 6 million eggs in her ovaries. They'll dwindle to fewer than two million by the time she's born.

Week 20 Development

Your baby weighs about 10 1/2 ounces now. She's also around 6 1/2 inches long from head to bottom, and about 10 inches from head to heel. (For the first 20 weeks, we use measurements taken from the top of the baby's head to her bottom — known as the "crown to rump" measurement. After that, we use measurements from head to toe. This is because a baby's legs are curled up against her torso during the first half of pregnancy and are very hard to measure.)A greasy white substance called vernix caseosa coats her entire body to protect her skin during its long submersion in amniotic fluid. (This slick coating also eases the journey down the birth canal.)Your baby is swallowing more, which is good practice for her digestive system. She's also producing meconium, a black, sticky substance that's the result of cell loss, digestive secretion, and swallowed amniotic fluid. This meconium will accumulate in her bowels, and you'll see it in her first messy diaper (although a few babies pass it in utero or during delivery)