Your baby grows and changes fast
during your second trimester.
Here's an inside peek
at her amazing progress!
By week 13, she's as large
as a lemon -- about 3 inches
long.
And she's learning how
to swallow by taking
an occasional gulp
of the amniotic fluid
around her.
Next week, she's a little bigger
-- the length of a bell pepper.
But by week 15, your baby could
be the size of a large russet
potato --
around 6 inches long.
Her bones get harder
and stronger during week 16.
Now she can flex her arms
and legs.
Plus, her eyes can slowly move
around behind closed lids.
Next week she's the size
of an asparagus spear -- almost
8 inches long.
And she's on the move,
doing flips and rolls.
She can also make a fist
and hold it to her mouth.
Her face gets more defined
during week 18.
Those little eyelids, ears,
and upper lip
all come into sharper focus.
Plus, she can hear sounds now.
Your little one maybe over nine
inches long --
about the size of an eggplant --
by week 19.
Her lungs' main airways start
to form.
Something super adorable happens
in week 20 -- your baby puts her
feet and toes in her mouth.
She also gets lots of sleep.
Noise and movement can wake her
up -- so keep it down, would ya?
(Just kidding.)
Next week your 10 and 1/2-inch
tot is making strong kicks
and turns.
She's also forming brown fat
for warmth.
Your baby's genitals are
completely formed around week
22.
It's possible to see
her eyebrows now, too.
And soft, warm hair called
lanugo covers her.
By week 23, her fingers and toes
look like tiny versions of yours
-- and they've got fingerprints.
Plus, your little one now has
a secret talent: she can hiccup.
At week 24 your baby is
pineapple-sized --
about 12 1/2 inches long--
and 1 1/2 pounds.
She could survive
outside your womb
if she was born now.
Your little one knows the sound
of your voice at week 25.
She can recognize other familiar
sounds too ... when she's not
sleeping.
She snoozes 80% of the time now.
By next week, she knows how
to suck -- and she'll probably
try that skill out on her thumb.
At the end of your second
trimester on week 27,
your little one is the length
of an English cucumber -- over
14 inches long.
And all that moving around
is paying off, giving her more
and more muscle tone.