Week 15!

PJs is now nearly the size of a softball! Hooray for team PJs!

I visited the Doctor on Monday for my regular check-up and at lunch am going for some routine tests that they do at this stage. I was told yesterday to relax because when I got there at 9am my blood pressure was a touch high... It came down once I laid down for five minutes. I suppose planning a wedding, honeymoon, working full time and being up to my elbows in various other things is kind of a lot? ;-) I am glad it's getting closer by the day and we can just about get our much-needed r&r.

What PJs is up to this week:
You may not know it when it happens, but your tiny tenant frequently gets the hiccups, which babies master before breathing. Babies don't make any sound because their trachea is filled with fluid rather than air. Starting this week, any stomach rumblings you feel may be your baby trying out some acrobatics, since she can now move all her limbs. She's also becoming sensitive to light. If you shine a torch at your tummy, she's likely to move away from the beam.

Although you've probably gained between 5 and 10 pounds (2.2 - 4.5 kg), the fetus weighs in at around only 70 grams. It measures nearly 4 inches / 11 centimetres long, crown to rump. Legs are growing longer than the arms now, fingernails are fully formed and all the joints and limbs can move. You may be able to find out the sex of your baby by ultrasound now, since the external genitals may be developed enough that the ultrasound technician can tell you if you're going to have a boy or a girl.

Lanugo hair covers your baby's body, but it will be gone when your baby is born. The hair on the eyebrows and head continues to grow. Some babies are born with little or no hair and others have a head full of hair! If you have an ultrasound at this point, you might be able to see your baby sucking its thumb.