The 19-week mark crept up on me because I was so focused on finding out the baby's gender! This drawing cracks me up, because the baby is twisted up like a pretzel. Little Charlotte didn't look quite that scrunched on the ultrasound yesterday, but it looks like she is fast running out of swimming room. The description below of a baby at 19 weeks pegs Charlotte's weight a little low, since the doctor estimated her weight to be about 10 ounces. I changed all of the gender references to be female!
Your baby weighs about 8 1/2 ounces, and she measures 6 inches, head to bottom — about the length of a small zucchini. Her arms and legs are in the right proportions to each other and the rest of his body now. Her 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. She has an astonishing 6 million eggs in her ovaries, but they'll dwindle to fewer than two million by the time she's born.
6 comments:
Nope. The baby in the graphic is clearly in the Chevrolet Aveo of wombs. Charlotte is in the Oldsmobile Starfire of wombs.
Charlotte's Dad
Charlotte's Dad, I hope that doesn't mean you're implying I'm chunky. Oh No You DIDN'T!
I was implying that you are sleek, sporty, classy, yet roomy in the womb area.
Charlotte's Dad
Give her some more room!! I want Charlotte to be more comfortable.
OK - I'll just remove a few vital organs to give the little booger some more room.
Gosh, it looks really squished in there! I can't believe that there is actually more growing to be done!
AB
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