Five Months and so proud

My belly is undeniably showing it and I am so proud because it is showing my little angel's growth inside me. I just have this very special feeling inside me that I can't explain but it is just magical because I am able to bring a new life into this world to love and hold and take care for the rest of my life. My angel is still doing so good never give me any problems as far as pains and pregnancy symptoms and all that which I am very thankful and hoping that it will go on smoothly as it is.

You are 20 weeks pregnant. (fetal age 18 weeks)

* Baby now weighes about 11 ounces and is roughly 7 inches long.
* Baby is 17cm long crown to rump, and weighs about 310 grams.
* The baby can hear and recognize the mother's voice.
* The mother will probably start feeling the first fetal movements.
* The toenails and fingernails are growing.
* The growth of hair on the rest of the body has started.
* The skin is getting thicker.
* The heart can now be heard with a stethoscope.

Your baby may react to loud sounds. Baby can actually hear noises outside of the womb. Familiar voices, music, and sounds that baby becomes accustomed to during their development stages often are calming after birth. This is an important time for sensory development since nerve cells serving each of the senses; taste, smell, hearing, sight, and touch are now developing into their specialized area of the brain.