Your baby's sensory development is exploding! Her brain is designating specialized areas for smell, taste, hearing, vision, and touch. Some research suggests that she may be able to hear your voice now, so don't be shy about reading aloud, talking to her, or singing a happy tune if the mood strikes you.
Your baby weighs about 8 1/2 ounces and measures 6 inches, head to bottom — about the size of a large heirloom tomato. Her arms and legs are in the right proportions to each other and the rest of her body now. Her kidneys continue to make urine and the hair on her scalp is sprouting. A waxy protective coating called the vernix caseosa is forming on her skin to prevent it from pickling in the amniotic fluid.
Oh yay! Nugget is growing some hair! How exciting! I love reading how much Nugget is growing from week to week. 8 1/2 ounces - that's over half a pound! It's amazing to think that when this whole process is over, Nugget will (hopefully) be about 6-7 pounds or so. He/she has so much more growing to do before it's all said and done. It's also exciting to know that Nugget may be able to hear us talking - we've been talking to him/her all along, but it's good to know that he/she can actually probably hear us now!
I can't even begin to describe how excited I am and what a joyous process this entire pregnancy has been so far. If I had to describe the worst part it has been some minor sleepless nights, but in the grand scheme of things, that's nothing compared to what I know some women go through. I'm finally starting to show and that just means to me that Nugget is, in fact, growing like he/she should. We're down to ten days until our next ultrasound and more than likely confirmation of Nugget's gender. I can't wait to find out so that we can get to planning the nursery and even buying some stuff for Nugget!
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