覧 The face now makes complex expressions. (11 wks) 覧 Now you can tell if it's a girl or boy! (11 wks) 覧 Intestines absorb water and glucose from swallowed amniotic fluid. (11 wks) 覧 The nose and lips are completely formed. (11 wks) New Journal Entry

覧 Weight increased by 60% this past week. (12 wks) 覧 There are taste buds all over the mouth. (12 wks/3 months) 覧 Hands touch the mouth up to 50 times per hour. (3 months) 覧 Many different hormones are present. (3 months) [ More Events ] | New Journal Entry 覧 Arms reach their final proportion to body size. (3 months) [ Less Events ] | New Journal Entry

覧 Teeth are growing. (3 months, 1 wk) 覧 Girls move their jaws more often than the boys do. (3 months, 2 wk) 覧 A pregnant mom may feel kicking for the first time. (3 months, 1 wk) 覧 If touched near the mouth, the face turns toward the side touched. (3 months, 2 wks) [ More Events ] | New Journal Entry 覧 Girl fetuses move their jaws more often than boys do. (3 months, 2 wks) 覧 Body fat emerges throughout the body. (3 months, 3 wks) 覧 The fetus produces stress hormones when poked with a needle. (4 months) [ Less Events ] | New Journal Entry

覧 Certain movements in the larynx are similar to that of speaking. (4 months, 2 wks) 覧 A greasy white substance protects the skin from the amniotic fluid. (4 months, 2 wks) 覧 Movement, breathing, and heart rate follow daily rhythms. (4 months, 3 wks) 覧 Hearing begins, as does response to sound. (5 months) [ More Events ] | New Journal Entry 覧 All skin layers and structures are complete. (5 months) 覧 The eyelids separate, and eyes open and close. (5 months) 覧 Rapid eye movement occurs, just like adults when they dream. (5 months) [ Less Events ] | New Journal Entry

覧 If born prematurely from now on, survival is possible. (5 months, 1 wk) 覧 Sudden, loud noises trigger a blink-startle response. (6 months) 覧 The lungs produce a substance necessary for breathing after birth. (6 months) 覧 Loud noise increases movement, heart rate, and swallowing. (6 months) New Journal Entry

覧 The eyes can detect low light and see in color. (6 months, 1 wk) 覧 The ability to smell has arrived. (6 months, 2 wks) 覧 The fetus can taste. (6 months, 2 wks) 覧 Between now and birth, brain weight increases 400% to 500%. (6 months, 2 wks) [ More Events ] | New Journal Entry 覧 The eyes can produce tears. (6 months, 2 wks) 覧 Body weight typically doubles from now until end of pregnancy. (7 months, 3 wks) [ Less Events ] | New Journal Entry

覧 Breathing motions are common, still without air in the womb. (7 months 2 wks) 覧 The lungs produce "air pocket" cells from now until 8 years of age. (8 months) 覧 Prenatal food affects newborn taste preferences. (8 months) 覧 What the fetus hears now, he or she may prefer later (e.g. Mom's voice). (8 months) New Journal Entry

覧 The fetus has a firm hand grasp. (8 months, 3 wks) 覧 Amniotic fluid volume peaks. (8 months, 3 wks) New Journal Entry

覧 The heart beats 54 million times before birth. 覧 Time to be born! 覧 Air breathing begins. New Journal Entry