Week 19, Dec. 25 - Dec. 31
Thursday, Dec. 25th
Baby Update: The
baby's external ears now stand out from
its head. Over this next month, the baby
will gain about 2 inches in height and nearly
26 ounces in weight (that's almost 2 pounds
- it took the baby a whole 4 months to reach
a half a pound, yet will gain 2 in just
4 weeks).- "The Pregnancy Journal"
by A. Christine Harris, Ph. D.
Friday, Dec.
26th
It's been awhile
since I've written much on the personal
side. I hope every one had a wonderful Christmas.
This baby was showered with gifts and it
hasn't even been born yet. It got a couple
of blankets, some booties, socks, and a
couple of bibs. Mom and dad got a gamecube
and a new camera. Tomorrow we are having
dinner with my parents and my sister and
her son and husband on the Spirit of Washington
Dinner Train. So our Christmas isn't quite
over yet.
I need to run for now. Isaac is waiting
for me to play Mario Party 5 with him. :)
Baby Update: Over the next two days, lanugo
(temporary downy hair) will begin to appear
on the baby's head and body. No one knows
what purpose lanugo serves, but by the time
the baby is born, most of it will have disappeared.
- "The Pregnancy Journal" by A.
Christine Harris, Ph. D.
Saturday, Dec.
27th
Baby Update: Last
month the baby grew from 3 1/2 inches long
to 5 1/2 inches long. That's a substantial
size increase. This month you can expect
the same dramatic growth. In four short
weeks, the baby will grow from 5 1/2 inches
in length to 8 - 10 inches long! - "The
Pregnancy Journal" by A. Christine
Harris, Ph. D.
Sunday, Dec.
28th
Here is Baby Center's
take on the development
at 19 weeks. The baby is now about 6
inches long and 8 ounces... finally a 1/2
a pound!!
Baby Update: If
the baby is a girl, primitive egg cells
are now within the ovaries. Baby girls are
born with all the eggs they will ever have
in their ovaries. By the time she is ready
to have a family of her own, her eggs will
be as old as she is. - "The Pregnancy
Journal" by A. Christine Harris, Ph.
D.
Monday, Dec.
29th
Well, did some
more maternity clothes shopping. I'm pretty
much completely out of my old clothes. The
only things I might still wear are some
low-rise jeans, but even those I wear with
the top button undone. I only had 3 maternity
shirts so that's what I bought today. I
also went to IKEA and Cost Plus to buy some
baskets and cd-holders to help re-organize.
After cleaning out the storage room some
things got shuffled around. And the birds
got moved. They were in the office, which
is the room right next to what will be the
nursery. The nursery has no door, so the
noisy birds needed somewhere else to go.
They are now in the bedroom. I'm hopefully
going to get the old storage room completely
cleared out between today and tomorrow.
Need to take a trip to Goodwill to finish
the job. Then we'll remove the shelving
in there, putty up the holes, and then paint.
I'm very excited about that.
Still don't think I'm feeling the baby move
yet. There are times when I feel something,
and it very well could be the baby, but
since those moments are so few and far between
I just can't be sure. Only when I'm feeling
lots of little things will I be able to
tell the difference between "movement"
and "gas". ;) For instance, sitting
here just now I felt a little "bump"...
but I did just eat lunch, so who knows?!
Here is this week's hearbeat
sound. It's not the clearest one, but
it was hard to find a heartbeat sound that
wasn't muffled. The baby must have been
resting farthar back.
Baby Update: Over
the next two days, the vernix caseosa begins
to form. This is a creamy-looking substance
that covers the baby's skin in order to
protect it and its developing glands and
sensory cells. The vernix is composed of
dead skin, oil from the oil-bearing glads
of the baby's skin, and the lanugo. - "The
Pregnancy Journal" by A. Christine
Harris, Ph. D.
Tuesday, Dec.
30th
Well, The baby
got it's first baby book yesterday. It arrived
as a present from Santa yesterday, but really
it's from Grandma Mary (the baby's paternal
grandma).
The official notice from the doctor regarding
the prenatal screening came today. We got
normal results and the cystic fibrosis screening
came back negative. So all is good news,
and Isaac doesn't have to get a poke in
the arm (to test him for cf). We weren't
concerned, but it's still a relief.
Baby Update:
The vernix has begun to form over the baby's
body (did I mention this book can be a bit
redundant?). - "The Pregnancy Journal"
by A. Christine Harris, Ph. D.
Wednesday, Dec.
31st
Baby Update: From
now until the baby is born, the placenta
will grow in diameter but not in thickness.
It will grow to over 6 inches in diameter.
- "The Pregnancy Journal" by A.
Christine Harris, Ph. D.
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