23 Weeks

Turn on the radio and sway to the music. With her sense of movement well developed by now, your baby can feel you dance. And now that she's more than 11 inches long and weighs just over a pound (about as much as a large mango), you may be able to see her squirm underneath your clothes. 

Blood vessels in her lungs are developing to prepare for breathing, and the sounds that your baby's increasingly keen ears pick up are preparing her for entry into the outside world. Loud noises that become familiar now — such as your dog barking or the roar of the vacuum cleaner — probably won't faze her when she hears them outside the womb.

Our last doctor's appointment was pretty normal. Unfortunately, we weren't able to get an ultrasound in the office but the doctor did order one. We should be getting the call in the next week to schedule another ultrasound.  

The baby is growing perfectly. The heartbeat was very strong at 149 beats per minute. The doctor told me that everything is perfect and that my weight gain is textbook.