Week 21 of Pregnancy

What changes are occurring with your body?
If you place your fingers about a half inch above your belly button, you may be able to feel your uterus. The vast majority of people that you encounter will realize that you are expecting. If you notice that your lower legs and feet swell towards the end of the day, try to schedule a couple of times a day that you can sit and rest. If you seem to be battling oily skin and/or increased breakouts on your face or other parts of your body, wash your face with a gentle soap and water twice a day.
Many women enjoy this portion of pregnancy the most. They have survived many of the early pregnancy symptoms and are not so big that they feel incredibly uncomfortable. Try to relax during this time and enjoy being pregnant.*

How big is your baby?
Up until this point your baby’s length was measured from the crown of their head to the bottom of their rear end (CRL). Now your baby’s length is measured from crown to heel (CHL).Your baby has grown to over 8 ½ inches long and weighs about 12 ounces.*

What is happening with your baby?
Your baby’s eyelids have finished forming this week, and he/she is very busy moving around and swallowing amniotic fluid. You most likely have felt your baby move by this time and have realized that he/she is not necessarily on the same schedule that you are. As your baby swallows amniotic fluid, his/her digestive tract is continuing to mature. Your baby is also receiving some of the caloric intake from the amniotic fluid. If your baby is a little girl, then her vagina has fully formed but will continue to develop until her birth.*

So yeah I know I have a little boy swimming around in my uterus that is about 13oz according to his measurements on Monday. Totally random thing happened during the sonogram; the sonogram tech was looking at his bladder and then went to look for his kidneys. Well she moved the paddle and was looking at his bladder again when all of sudden she said "Oh, well he just emptied his bladder." How odd that we got to see our baby pee in the womb?! I think we also saw him yawning. I'm pretty sure we woke him up earlier than he's used to getting up.