Week 17

• Your baby now weighs more than the surrounding placenta.
• She measures about 4.4 to 4.8 inches (about 11 to 12cm) from crown to rump and weighs about 3.5 ounces (100g).
• She is positioned halfway between your pubic bone and your navel.
• Fat, which is important for your baby's metabolism and heat production is beginning to form around this time.
• The placenta, which will weigh more than a pound at full term, is also developing rapidly. It is now a large and well-established network of blood vessels responsible for exchanging nutrients and waste to support your baby.

For the last couple of days I've had a sore throat... Peppermints and hot tea with honey seem to help, but sleeping through the night is impossible! (I've already been up 5 times tonight! I finally gave up and got up.)

Oh, Thursday was a little chilly here, so one of the active classes joined my class in the gym and played mat ball. Well, a wild ball smacked me pretty good upside the head! The left side of my face had a nice red mark for about half an hour...

This weekend, I'm hoping to get some rest and get some more planning done for math! I've got this upcoming week planned, but would like to get way ahead if possible. If I can get a couple of weeks planned, I want to go hunting for some baby stuff!