What is going
on with your baby during week 15?
Your baby is about 4½ inches
long and weighs just under 2 oz. Baby's skin is
translucent and covered with downy hair called
lanugo. While your baby is moving quite a bit
you are not able to tell yet until a couple of
weeks later. By this time your baby may be sucking
its thumb. Eyes continue to move to the front
of the face but are still widely spaced. Ears
continue to develop externally. Bones that have
already formed are hardening and ossifying (retaining
calcium) rapidly. If an X-ray were done at this
time, your baby's skeleton would be visible. Your
baby looks more human with each passing day. |