17 Weeks down, 23 to go!

Your baby's skeleton is changing from soft cartilage to bone, and the umbilical cord — her lifeline to the placenta — is growing stronger and thicker. Your baby weighs 5 ounces now (about as much as a turnip), and she's around 5 inches long from head to bottom. She can move her joints, and her sweat glands are starting to develop.

It has been almost 18 weeks since our baby was conceived and 14 since we found out. We are amazed at how much we have grown and learned over the past 14 weeks about what is really important and what we value most. It has been an exciting journey. Our baby weighs about 5 ounces and is the size of a turnip.



He/she can move his/her joints and sweat glands are starting to develop. We are hoping the baby gets Justin's sweat glands and Dawn's joints! We also learned that the baby's skeleton is changing from soft cartilage to bone. Pretty amazing!
We are also starting to look into all the "equipment" our baby is going to be needing once he/she arrives and at times it can be a bit overwhelming. For now, we are taking things one day at a time and enjoying each one.