I have officially entered week 17, which is the start of month five. So this week, the baby's skeleton is changing from cartilage to bone. These joints are now moving a whole lot and soon enough I should start regularly feeling these movements. The baby now weighs about five ounces and is about five inches long from head to bum. Even though the baby is getting bigger, quicker than before, I don't really have much showing along the lines of a "baby bump." I still have plenty of gas, and am hoping that I start showing soon. That way my gasiness will blend in with babiness and that will be nice. Some other sources (not well cited) claim that babies at this point can have REM sleep (and therefore dream), that the retina has become sensitive to light, and fat is being stored. I can't find images of a 17 week old fetus, apparently not a very interesting week (like week 16 only bigger).
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