Lil Mac: 17 weeks

It hardly seems possible that I'm 17 weeks. Where has the time gone? We are so busy wrapping up the school year that the times flying by. Everyone is doing great this week. Had to get Brody new shoes because he's growing so quickly. He was wearing size 4 shoes and we learned when we went to get new ones that he's now in a size 5!! And I swear it happened overnight!

Momma goes to the doctor tomorrow to see the nurse practioner so I'm sure it won't be anything exciting, just the usually checking of blood pressure, weight and growth. I'll update if anything too exciting happens.

Lil Mac's 17 week development: seems like this is a busy week!
Your baby's weight has doubled in two weeks and now weighs about 3.5 ounces! The crown-to-rump length of your growing baby is 4.4 to 4.8 inches. If you spread your hand out opened wide, you can see about how big your baby is.
Huge changes continue to take place within your developing baby. This week fat begins to form and will continue to do so until he is born. Fat is important to the body's heat production and metabolism. Right now, at 17 weeks, water makes up about 3ounces and fat 0.018 ounces of your baby's body. In a baby at term, fat makes up about 5.25 pounds of the total average weight of 7.7 pounds. The placenta is continuing to grow at an amazing rate. The placenta will continue to develop in tandem with the fetus and it will weigh more than a pound at birth! By this week, the placenta is large and well established with a network of blood vessels that exchange nutrients and waste.
The eyes are facing more forward. The ears are now close to their final position.
Your baby is more flexible with ability to move head, mouth, lips, arms, wrists, hands, legs, feet, and toes. Fingerprints are forming now.

Love,
LeAnn