Pregnancy week #19

Jellybean's starting to bulk up and packing on the grossly named "brown fat" he'll need to keep warm when he gets evicted from his comfortable uterine home. Vernix, a milky white coating that protects jellybean's skin, appears all over his body to keep his skin from getting pickled in the amniotic fluid. Think of it as if jellybean has been dipped in yogurt, like those delicious but fake-healthy yogurt-covered raisins and pretzels. hee hee! 


Under the vernix, a fuzzy layer of hair called lanugo now covers baby's body. Most of the fuzz will fall off before baby makes his grand entrance.


Good news: Jellybean's kidneys are fully functioning and producing urine this week.


He or she now weighs about 8½ ounces and measures 6 inches, as long as a turkey sub from Subway on warm, delicious Italian Herbs and Cheese bread (or Honey Oat bread, or Oregano bread or ...) 




Momma's Symptoms:

• No acid reflux ( wooohhhooo!!!)
• No nausea 
• Belly's heavier
• Shortness of breath even if i'm not doing anything
• lots of heartburn and palpitation
• itching on stretchies prone area
• insomnia 
• I can only sleep on two sides

Momma's belly shot..... 

Catch ya later, lovelies!!!

xoxo,

Geline and 'lil jellybean