Week 19 - Almost halfway!!

The weeks are flying by, sometimes too quickly and sometimes not quickly enough (we can't wait to meet you Lil' Bean!!). Although I have been feeling the flutters (turning into taps and light kicks) since midway through the 14th week, P, to his great disappointment, has not been able to feel them. It is sweet how much he wants to feel his little man, but all of the veterans say it will take a few weeks ;-)

We also received the results of the AFP screen today - and the levels were completely normal...another sigh of relief for us.

Here's this week's summary of where Lil' Bean's at:

Week 19
Your baby is now approximately 10 inches long! How did so much growth occur in so little time? It's actually just a question of measuring the legs, which at the 19th week most doctors start to do (instead of the crown-to-rump measurements we've used previously). 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. This week your lil’ fetus will start on an appetizing diet of amniotic fluid which they are now capable of swallowing, digesting, and passing the fluid as far as their tiny “large” intestines.