15 weeks -

The babies are as long as four and a half inches right now. Need a better visual? A large navel orange — that's how big my little darlins are at 15 weeks. So what keeps the babies busy all day? Mostly, they are in rehearsals — practice, practice, practicing, and getting ready for that big debut. Babies practice breathing, sucking, and swallowing so that when they leave my comfy womb and move into my comfy house, they'll have the skills necessary to survive. Fetal body movements continue to get practice this week, too. But because the babies weighs so little (a bit over two ounces), I won't feel the calisthenics going on inside my abdominal gym yet. The fetuses are holding daily aerobics classes — kicking, curling toes, and moving those little arms and legs. And with each passing week, the fetuses are looking more and more like little babies! By now, the ears are positioned properly on the sides of the head (they used to be in the neck) and the eyes are moving from the side of the head to the front of the face.