Week 19, She's big, healthy, and cute!

Your baby's crown-to-rump length is 5.2 to 6 inches this week (We think She is a little bigger than that). Your baby weighs approximately 7 ounces (The ultrasound showed she weighed 9.1 ounces, a little bigger than average!) and will increase its weight more than 15 times between now and birth! One of the most amazing aspects of your baby's growth and development is that of the fetal brain (Her brain was one of the first things we saw at the ultrasound...we saw a section through her skull, with a view of both halves of the brian...amazing). Your baby's brain is one of the first organs to appear. Your baby's oversized head shows the brain's importance in her development. Because the nerves that connect the muscles to the brain have grown into place, your baby's movements are consciously directed. Your baby's ears stand out from the sides of the head and the buds for your baby's permanent teeth appear. Your baby's arms and legs have reached their relative proportions and her feet are approximately one inch long (This was one of the last things we saw, two feet, ten toes, wiggling and moving around!).

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