21 Weeks

What's happening in Rica's uterus this week:

• Babies are approximately 7 inches long from crown to rump (think large banana)
• Babies weight approximately 11 ounces each
• They're able to taste some of what I'm eating, by swallowing amniotic fluid
• Arms and legs are now in proportion
• Additional nervous system development allows for more coordinated movements
• Senses are developing daily
• Taste buds have formed on tongue
• Development of brain and nerve endings are advanced enough to let them sense touch

Tomorrow night I'll be attending my first meeting with The Woodlands Mothers of Multiples support group. I'm anxious to gain some insight into what the rest of my pregnancy and motherhood will be like. Dr. Gill's staff really encouraged me to join the group and a co-worker who is 23 weeks pregnant with twins also attends monthly. I've heard nothing but positive feedback about the WMOMs and am really looking forward to meeting other women that have given birth to multiples!