15 Weeks

Your growing baby now measures about 4 inches long, crown to rump, and weighs in at about 2 1/2 ounces (about the size of an apple). She's busy moving amniotic fluid through her nose and upper respiratory tract, which helps the primitive air sacs in her lungs begin to develop. Her legs are growing longer than her arms now, and she can move all of her joints and limbs. Although her eyelids are still fused shut, she can sense light. If you shine a flashlight at your tummy, for instance, she's likely to move away from the beam.
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T said that tonight we're going to do a science experiment and watch the baby squirm away from the light. My eyes! My eyes!

I'm now back from Louisville - it was a good time and we even got to do some outlet shopping on the way home. :)

Tomorrow is a sad day - it officially marks the end of summer. I do not have kids in school yet - that's Tuesday. But, we start our meetings. I must say, I've never had a summer quite like this. I've never been so pale - I'm usually quite toasty brown by now. I had a swimsuit on once. I went out on our dock once. I never went on a boat. However, my couch got a lot of my quality time. Looking back, it was a very good summer. And a very good time to be in the first trimester and feel like crap.