Week 21

What does a baby dream about as she drifts lazily in the womb? We may never know, but beginning with this week a baby's sleep begins to settle into identifiable patterns. You might be able to tell when Baby is sleeping if you notice that her movements slow down dramatically at certain times of the day. Some experts believe that your eating and sleeping habits, along with how much light and noise there is in your environment, all combine to help Baby synchronize her internal clock.
Here are some other developmental highlights that occur this week:
* At this point, Baby's brain will be growing very quickly, especially the structure deep in the center of the brain responsible for producing brain cells. This structure will disappear shortly before birth.
* During this week, Baby's general growth pattern will slow down. However, different organs will continue to mature, Baby's heart will get stronger and her legs will reach the correct proportions. (verybestbaby.com)

By the way, the ultrasound is tomorrow morning at 8 am! I'll be back shortly thereafter to announce the gender of our baby! Wah-hoo! Just for the record, Andy believes it is a boy and I have no idea! :) But just for fun I'll guess that it's a girl. We'll see...