Week 19

Weight: 115 lbs. (+ 1.5 lbs.)

Yikes...we're almost half way there...yikes!!! Many highlights this week - our sonogram on Tuesday and then many family visits Wednesday through Sunday.

Our sonogram went very well, saw almost everything from the brain to the heart chambers to the liver and kidneys to the spine, arms, and legs. Everything is measuring normal for where I am in the pregnancy which apparently confirms an April 21st due date.

So with all the family visits the question of the week has been if we have come up with names yet. So for Bill's sake - Henry Rassman, for Gram's sake - Tiffany Rassman, for Breanne's sake - Emma Rassman, for Gary Server's sake - Rex Rassman, otherwise it's going to be Dapper Tan Rassman - named after the Sherwin Williams paint on our walls, or maybe we'll just change it to Dapper Dan Rassman!!!

Other than that I have been feeling well, I have a good amount of energy, and have been maybe feeling some movement too.

Have a great week!!!


Baby's Development (from Pregnancy.org)

• Your baby has the same awake and sleep patterns of a newborn. He has a favorite position for sleep and recognizable active and rest periods.
  
• Throughout baby's body, nerves are being coated with a fatty substance called myelin, which insulates the nerves so that impulses can flow smoothly.
  
• Scalp hair becomes apparent this week. It has sprouted and continues to grow.
  
• The milk teeth buds have already developed and over the next few days the buds for the permanent teeth will begin to form behind the milk teeth.
  
• If baby is female the uterus starts to develop. If you're having a girl, the vagina, uterus, and fallopian tubes are in place.
  
• If it's a boy, the genitals are distinct and recognizable.
  
• Your baby is swallowing amniotic fluid and his or her kidneys are making urine.
  
• Your little one's size is around 6.02 inches (15.3cm) and 8.47 ounces (240gm).
  

(pictures from Pregnancy.org)