Week 17: What's Developing

Baby Justin is now approximately 13cm long!

In his bowel, a substance called meconium is accumulating.  It is black and gooey and it is composed of products of cell loss, digestive secretion, and swallowed amniotic fluid.  This will become Justin's first POOP.

This week, Justin's prostate will begin to develop.

His skeleton is hardening from rubbery cartilage into bone. 

Justin's sense of hearing is developing.

 

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  • May 29, 2008 april wrote:
    well hi there im 16weeks and im already huge! im so excited=]. i feel my baby moving it feels funny. this is my first kid an if its a girl ima name her lamia and if its a boy ima name him quincy.=]
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