This week the baby's length, from crown-to-rump, is approximately 20 cm and the growing baby has finally reached one pound. The baby is about the size of a small baby doll and looks very human. The baby's face and body look similar to that of a newborn at this time.
Fat is still being deposited at a rapid rate, but the baby still looks red and wrinkled. Skin is being produced at a higher rate than the fat is, so the skin hangs loosely. The baby looks red because the skin is losing its transparency and pigment is beginning to form. I am able to feel the baby moving quite a bit throughout the day as he kicks and punches the uterus walls. Babies also run their hands along the umbilical cord and touch their body parts while they are in the womb. The baby now can suck his thumb for real, where he was just sticking it in her mouth. He will continue to swallow amniotic fluid and recycle it as urine. The liquids and sugars that the baby retracts from the fluid is a supplement to the nutrients that the placenta delivers. The pancreas is developing and it will responsible for insulin production, to help break down sugars.
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