15 Weeks Today ~

At around 4 inches long, crown to rump, your baby now weighs about 2 1/2 ounces. They're busy inhaling and exhaling amniotic fluid, which will help develop the air sacs in their lungs. Their legs are growing longer than their arms now, and they can move all their joints and limbs. That means their hands are more functional, too. Sweat glands are appearing, and although their eyelids are fused shut, they can sense light. If you shine a flashlight at your tummy, they are likely to move away from the beam. There's not much for your baby to taste at this point, but their taste buds are beginning to form. Many of their major organ systems are increasing in capacity—particularly that amazing tiny heart and complex circulation system, which is now pumping about 25 quarts of blood per day, and will increase to a very impressive 200 quarts per day by the end of the pregnancy. As far as hair goes, we’ve got some new scalp patterns beginning to develop on the head, although actual head hair is not yet present.

I have been feeling pretty good these days. I do get some sore hips from sleeping on my sides, but it's nice to have a Chiro in the family. It is a busy weekend for us, I am in a wedding and Jared is in a golf tournament. Then we should have some free weekends to do some things around the house. Just 5 more weeks and we will be half way there already. That is so hard to believe.