The Ma Family

and Squirt is as big as a mango….

Vernix caseosa, a greasy white substance made of lanugo, oil and dead skin cells (yum) now coats Squirt’s skin, shielding it from the amniotic fluid. (Picture yourself after a nine-month bath, and the need for protection makes sense.) We might actually get to see the vernix at birth, especially [...]

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and Squirt is as big as a sweet potato…
Squirt has become amazingly mobile (at least compared to me), passing the hours yawning, hiccuping, rolling, twisting, kicking, punching, sucking and swallowing. And, Squirt is finally big enough that I’ll be able to feel those movements soon.

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and Squirt is as big as an…

Squirt’s skeleton is hardening, changing from rubbery cartilage to bone, and fat is finally accumulating around it. The umbilical cord is getting thicker and stronger, and those little fingers and toes are now topped by one-of-a-kind prints.

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and Squirt is as big as an avocado.
Watch what you say… tiny bones forming in baby’s ears mean the little one can now pick up your voice. Now we’re in trouble.
Eyebrows, lashes and hair are starting to fill in, and taste buds are forming. And, if you’re interested, an ultrasound might be [...]

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and Squirt is as big as an…..

Continuing the march towards normal proportions, Squirt’s legs now outmeasure the arms. And, finally, all four limbs have functional joints. Squirt is squirming and wiggling like crazy in my belly, though I still can’t feel the movements.

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