Weeks 15-17

Yeah Yeah, I am behind. So what's it to ya? So here we go.

Week 15

Your 13-week-old fetus now measures about 4.1 to 4.5 inches from crown to rump and weighs about 1.75 ounces. Its body is covered by an ultrafine hair, called lanugo, which is usually shed by birth. Eyebrows and hair on the top of the head are beginning to grow. He may even be sucking his thumb by now. Bones are getting harder.

Week 16

Your baby now measures about 4.3 to 4.6 inches from crown to rump and weighs about 2.8 ounces. Fingernails are well-formed and the fine hair, lanugo, may be growing on the head. Arms and legs are moving. The nervous system is functioning and muscles are responding to stimulation from your baby's brain. You may be able to hear the baby's heartbeat in the doctor's office.

Week 17

Your baby, now about in its 15th week of development, measures about 4.4 to 4.8 inches from crown to rump and has doubled in weight in the last two weeks to about 3.5 ounces. Fat begins to form, helping your baby's heat production and metabolism. The lungs are beginning to exhale amniotic fluid, and the circulatory and urinary systems are working. Hair on head, eyebrows and eyelashes is filling in.

Mommy is doing well. Finally we are past the morning sickness and feeling yuck but still dealing with the heartburn. Gotta so that momma is lookin pretty good....ahem. Anyway, we go to the doctor next week and then it's pretty much up hill from there. We felt the baby move a little this week in Praise and Worship at church. :)

Nothing really new going on at the house other than we are working on the baby's room getting it painted.

That's all folks! More to come in the upcoming weeks.

PS-New series coming in the next week or two. Be watching. ;)