According to BabyCenter.com....You are in for a growth spurt over the next few weeks!!! You will actually double in weight and add inches to your body! Right now, you are about the size of an avocado: I am guessing you are about 4 1/2 inches long (head to rump) and between 4-5 ounces, right now. Your legs are much more developed, your head is more erect than it has been, and your eyes have moved closer to the front of your head. Your ears are close to their final position, too and you can hear Mommy and Daddy talking to you!!! in fact, Daddy talks to you sometimes as he rubs Mommy's belly! The patterning of your scalp has begun, though hair color, and texture isn't recognizable yet. You've even started growing toenails. And there's a lot happening inside as well. For example, your heart is now pumping about 25 quarts of blood each day, and this amount will continue to increase as you continue to develop.
Mommy's uterus is close to her navel, ...in fact, her belly button has already changed in appearance....pretty shallow! She also feels round ligaments that support you, which are thickening and stretching as you grow. Mommy has been feeling flutters for a few weeks now and even a few tapping motions....but nothing consistent, yet. She usually feels you on her left side and that's typically where she finds your heartbeat, but today, for the first time, she felt you on the right side of her bellybutton and found your heartbeat there! Pretty cool!
You are growing bigger and stronger by the day. Can't wait to see you at the Level II growth measurement Ultrasound at 18 weeks!!!! We are soooo very much in love with you!
Love, Grandma Dason
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