16 WEEKS (4 months)

There's been a few times this week where I thought I might've felt the baby move but I'm not sure, it's so hard to tell. Within the next couple of weeks I will though. I've been doing okay, but now I've got the dreaded heartburn already! I thought that wouldn't come until much later. I can't complain though, the baby is healthy, and we've got so much to be thankful for. Ellerey thinks that if he puts his ear up to my tummy that he should be able to hear Baby G's heartbeat. He's so cute! Hopefully we will be able to hear the heartbeat though at our doctors appointment on Friday. In just 4 weeks, I'll be at the half way mark! Time sure does fly!


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How big is your baby?
By the end of week 16, your baby is approximately 6 inches and weighs 2 ½ ounces.*

What is happening with your baby?
Your baby is preparing himself/herself for a growth spurt over the next several weeks. Your baby’s head is more erect now than it has been in the previous weeks of pregnancy. His/her ears and eyes are situated in their final positions. These three things are giving your baby a more “normal” appearance than he/she has had up to this point.

Several of the more complicated body systems are also beginning to function including your child’s urinary and circulatory system. Your baby’s heart pumps around 25 quarts of blood per day. However, by week 40 this amount will increase to 1,900 quarts per day!*