19 weeks!

Week 19: Mango. Average fetus — 15.3 cm, 240 grams. Vernix caseosa, a greasy white substance made of lanugo, oil and dead skin cells (yum) now coats baby's skin, shielding it from the amniotic fluid. (Picture yourself after a nine-month bath, and the need for protection makes sense.) You might actually get to see the vernix at birth, especially if baby is premature.
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Almost halfway there! I read earlier today that the baby's teeth are starting to form in their gums. How crazy is that?!?

I am back at my tired stage.. ugh. Baby must be growing more because I am really starting to feel sluggish. There are definite movements now, starting to feel them more often, usually when I am going to bed! It's getting harder to fall asleep now, trying to get comfortable. Body pillow is now needed!

We are getting really excited for our upcoming ultrasound, so are our friends and family. I spoke with my Grandma this morning on the phone (her 72nd birthday!) and she can't wait to find out what we are having. She too is thinking pink!

Ben is starting to "learn" that there is a baby in my tummy. At least that is what we like to think! Now when I ask him where the baby is, he lifts up his own shirt and says "baby!" It's adorable. When I tell him that there is one growing in my tummy, he HAS to lift up my shirt and look. Yesterday he even gave kisses — which tickled! Such a funny little monster..