19 Weeks

Baby Newton is a Girl! Derek and I are extremely excited and cannot wait for that little baby girl to be in our arms! We got into the sonogram room and the stenographer examined all sorts of angles of the baby. We saw her healthy heart, brain, spinal cord, arms and legs. She was moving all around as usual too! We also got to see some 3D images and live video of her face and little toes and fingers. I've gained a total of 12 pounds. I've got an appetite that won't quit and the energy to get started on that little girl's room. Our little girl is the size of a:

Mango: She's 6 inches long and weighs about 9 ounces. Her sensory development is exploding and her brain is designating specialized areas for smell, taste, hearing, vision and touch. The kidney's continue to make urine and the hair on her scalp is sprouting. A waxy protective coating called the vernix caseosa is forming on the skin to prevent it from pickling in my amniotic fluid.