16 weeks (a little late!)

I hadn’t realised I’d forgotten to update this! I was home at my parents for the weekend, and by the time I got back yesterday (Sunday), we had a disaster with our washing machine. It decided to stop mid-cycle… half full of water… with the ONLY two pairs of maternity trousers I own… inside it!!! What a nightmare!!! We had to open the door, which let all the water out onto the kitchen floor… and we’re left with a washer which refuses to work at all. Needless to say, I’m just glad I got my trousers out!!

So, preggy update. The indigestion has settled down. From using the doppler, I can tell baby is still low down, I’m not too sure when it will move up into my tummy, but I’m guessing it wont be too long now?! I have a midwife appointment on Friday, to get blood work done. It’s the downs syndrome screening. Although I know it’s a routine test, it’s a bit scary none the less!

And now for jellybaby:

Over the past three weeks your astounding growing baby has managed to stretch yet another 2 full inches (totaling about 4.5 inches) and weighs around 3.5 ounces. Yessireee, that’s some pretty serious growth… and with it comes several physical developments! For starters, their head to body ratio is finally starting to even out a bit as the rest of the body is actually growing faster than the head at this point. Yes, your little light bulb is not so top-heavy. Their adorable little limbs have lengthened, almost reaching their normal proportions which they will have at birth. Their eyes are still closed but moving and if you had an ultrasound, which many doctors recommend you have at about this time, you may even see your little one sucking on a thumb, not to mention the necessary signifiers to let you know whether you’ve got a wee lad or lassie.

Size of baby this week: