15 weeks

I cannot believe how fast these first 15 weeks have flown by! They have been so much fun and so exciting, and baby Langham is growing fast. I'm kind of in that "have a belly bump but looks more like fat than pregnancy" phase. I love having a little belly bump but I'm so ready for it to "look" like I'm pregnant -- I know people who see me in public are thinking I just finished a huge meal and/or need to be getting some serious exercise. Still haven't taken a belly picture yet -- we keep meaning to but then we forget...and then another week's gone by! For those of you who have been reading my weekly updates from my pregnancy book... I thought we had officially moved out of the produce section, but it looks like week 15 is a navel orange (I'm not exactly sure the difference in a navel orange and a regular orange, but I'm sure my smart big-word sister will let me know). So here's this week's excerpt from "What to Expect When..."

Your baby, who measures 4.5 inches this week and weighs around 2 to 3 ounces, is about the size of a navel orange (Jen, please call me and explain). Looking more and more like the baby you're picturing in your dreams, his/her ears are positioned properly on the sides of the head (they used to be in the neck), and the eyes are moving from the side of the head to the front of the face. By now your baby has the coordination, strength, and smarts to wiggle his/her fingers and toes and even suck a thumb. But that's not all your baby can do now. He/she can also breathe (or at least make breathing movements), suck, and swallow -- all in preparation for the big debut and life outside the womb. And though it's unlikely that you'll be feeling any movements from your little one this week, your baby is certainly getting a workout -- kicking, flexing, and moving those arms and legs.