17 weeks today! About 161 days to go :)

They seem to have conflicting info from their websites to the emails they send me... go figure! But we still get an idea of what's going on... sorta. :) March 24th and 31st are my next appointments. The first one with the doctor and the second for my sonogram!! Excited to see how big the wee one has gotten! Hopefully, I'll get more picture including the 3D ones that I can scan in and post again. So amazing! Missing everyone back home!! My Baby: At 4 to 5 inches long and about 7 ounces, your baby is roughly the size of a large pear. And she's ripening--the brain, muscles, nervous and circulatory systems, and urinary tract are all functioning. Amniotic fluid is pumping through her lungs. Her skeleton, composed of rubbery cartilage, will harden later. From the email I receive: Her delicate skeleton is continuing to harden from cartilage to bone. Make sure you're slugging that milk -- calcium helps firm up her frame. What's more, this week your baby starts developing body fat, which will keep her snuggly after she exits your womb. Baby's Size: Beanie Baby Baby's Length: 4.5-5 in. Baby's Weight: 3-5 oz. How your baby's growing: Your baby's skeleton is changing from soft cartilage to bone, and the umbilical cord — her lifeline to the placenta — is growing stronger and thicker. Your baby weighs 5 ounces now (about as much as a turnip), and she's around 5 inches long from head to bottom. She can move her joints, and her sweat glands are starting to develop.