21 Weeks

Your baby now weighs about three-quarters of a pound and is approximately 10 1/2 inches long — the length of a carrot. You may soon feel like she's practicing martial arts as her initial fluttering movements turn into full-fledged kicks and nudges. You may also discover a pattern to her activity as you get to know her better. In other developments, your baby's eyebrows and lids are present now.

You're probably feeling pretty comfortable these days. You're not too big yet, and the usual discomforts associated with early pregnancy are, for the most part, gone. If you're feeling good, relax and enjoy it while you can — the third trimester may bring with it a new crop of complaints.

The baby definitely has a pattern of activity right now. During the day I don't really feel much but in the evening the baby becomes very active. Just three nights ago David and I were watching t.v. and I felt the baby kick so I told him to come see if he could feel it. Of course the baby would stop kicking when he tried to feel but eventually he felt a little, tiny kick! Just two nights ago, he felt the baby kick about 12 times!