Day 122- Yea, I'm awake and 19 weeks pregnant

I'm up doing work. I think the past week of sleeping 10-12 hours a night is finally catching up to me. I feel like I'm unstoppable as I process to-dos and get rid of the hideous stack of stuff in my physical inbox.

Anyway, I'm 19 weeks pregnant. I forgot to mention at the last ultrasound John noticed that the baby weighed 11oz which is about 3oz bigger than a typical 18 weeker.

I haven't done one of these in awhile, so here is what's officially going on inside my womb this week:

Your baby's sensory development is exploding! Her brain is designating specialized areas for smell, taste, hearing, vision, and touch. Some research suggests that she may be able to hear your voice now, so don't be shy about reading aloud, talking to her, or singing a happy tune if the mood strikes you. Your baby weighs about 8 1/2 ounces and measures 6 inches, head to bottom — about the size of a large heirloom tomato. Her arms and legs are in the right proportions to each other and the rest of her body now. Her kidneys continue to make urine and the hair on her scalp is sprouting. A waxy protective coating called the vernix caseosa is forming on her skin to prevent it from pickling in the amniotic fluid.

In financial news, I made some money off of the baby's sex, see winnings below

Yep, and that's John's $5 boy wager below it, currently sitting nice and cozy in my wallet. The baby pool was compliments of Dan Hurwitz, the final standings were 3 boy/3 girl. Dan was betting girl with me and is pushing for the name Danielle.

Here are some other things I was putting off posting

This is a video of Christmas in Seattle and a tour of the apartment:

And here is cutie with Christmas goodies in view:

Goodnight!