Baby Jordan at Week 19 (and an update on our nursery!)

We are still beaming with excitement at the news that we're having a baby girl! I would have been just as happy to have a baby boy, but let's face it - it's fun to decorate for a little girl. We've picked out our design for the nursery. We found a really pretty bedding set at Babies R Us (below - and look at the blankets and stuff, not the crib). We love the pinks and browns, and cute little flowers and butterflies. Aside from a couple touch-ups here and there, we've finished painting the nursery pink. Once we decide where to place the furniture in the room, I'm going to paint flowers and butterflies on parts of the wall. It will be really cute.


Now for the update on Baby Girl Jordan, according to BabyCenter.com. Today starts the first day of our 19th week, which means we are almost half way there (there are total of 40 weeks in a full term pregnancy).

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.