19 weeks - with picture!

Baby is a tomato! I don't like tomatoes so this is the only one you'll see me excited about :)

How your baby's growing:Your baby's sensory development is exploding! Her brain is designating specialized areas for smell, taste, hearing, vision, and touch. Some research suggests that she may be able to hear your voice now, so don't be shy about reading aloud, talking to her, or singing a happy tune if the mood strikes you.

Your baby weighs about 8 1/2 ounces and measures 6 inches, head to bottom — about the size of a large heirloom tomato. Her arms and legs are in the right proportions to each other and the rest of her body now. Her kidneys continue to make urine and the hair on her scalp is sprouting. A waxy protective coating called the vernix caseosa is forming on her skin to prevent it from pickling in the amniotic fluid.

Okay, now, b/c I am in shock over how big I look from the front, bare belly, you'll get a shot at this - I can't believe it. I look totally different in these two pictures! Here's me at 19 weeks!

We have our "Big" ultrasound on Wednesday which is also the 20 week mark so you'll get a photo and a gender (if baby cooperates and shows us!). I'm praying everything looks okay with our little one. Wednesday can't come soon enough.