19 weeks

 

Your Baby: Week 19

Vernix caseosa, a greasy white substance made of lanugo, oil and dead skin cells (yum) now coats baby's skin, shielding it from the amniotic fluid. (Picture yourself after a nine-month bath, and the need for protection makes sense.) You might actually get to see the vernix at birth, especially if baby is premature.

 

* How far along?: 19 weeks

* Total weight gain: down 10lbs

* How big is baby?: the size of a mango

* Maternity clothes?: yep

* Stretch marks?: nothing new

* Sleep?: i dont sleep well

* Best moment this week? getting to see Avery again on an ultrasound

* Movement?: felling regular kicks now

* Food cravings?: none, i just hope to keep food down these days

* Labor signs?: nope

* Belly button in or out?: In.

* Sex?: GIRL

* What I miss: not worrying about every little thing

* What I'm looking forward to: not being so damn sick

* Milestone: finally talking to my doctor about meds to help with morning sickness