The Moore Family

The Moore Family

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

16 weeks

Your baby is the size of an avocado, and he is now coordinated and strong enough to make a fist.
Baby's Length: 4.57 in.
Baby's Weight: 3.53 oz.

Your baby's delicate skeleton continues to harden from rubbery cartilage to bone. Even so, his bones will remain somewhat flexible for an easier trip through the birth canal. The umbilical cord has fully matured with one vein and two arteries that are protected by Wharton's jelly (a thick substance that makes the cord slippery so it can move freely around your baby). By the way, if you're having a girl, hundreds of thousands of eggs are forming in her ovaries this week -- your future grandchildren!

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