Week 21

The average fetus is 10.5 inches long and 12.7 ounces.
Baby gulps down several ounces of amniotic fluid every day, both for hydration and nutrition and to practice swallowing and digesting. And, these days, those taste buds actually work! Studies show that after birth, babies are most interested in tastes they've already experienced through amniotic fluid. Meaning, think about what you want your future child to eat as you prepare your own lunch. You may soon feel like "she's" practicing martial arts as "her" initial fluttering movements turn into full-fledged kicks and nudges. You may also discover a pattern to "her" activity as you get to know "her" better. In other developments, your baby's eyebrows and lids are present now, and if you're having a girl, her vagina has begun to form as well.