***17 weeks & 3 days***

Your baby's skeleton is changing from soft cartilage to bone, and the umbilical cord — her lifeline to the placenta — is growing stronger and thicker. Your baby weighs 5 ounces now (about as much as a turnip), and she's around 5 inches long from head to bottom. She can move her joints, and her sweat glands are starting to develop.

I am getting so excited for Thanksgiving and Christmas, my favorite time of year. Also, for Black Friday of course. My parents are coming down to stay at Jeffs with us to have Thanksgiving and they will be meeting his family.