Quindici

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This is week 15 of Julie's pregnancy. The baby might have started sucking his thumb this week!

Rapid growth continues at this point. The skin is very thin and you can see the blood vessels clearly underneath. The scalp hair pattern is developing while fine hair (called lanugo) covers the baby's body. The baby is approximately 3.7 to 4.1 inches and weighs about 1.75 to 2 ounces.

The baby's taste buds already look like a mature adult's and doctors have learned that the amniotic fluid that surrounds it can smell strongly of curry, cumin, garlic, onion and other essences from a mother's diet. The baby's bones continue to harden and retain calcium very rapidly. It's eyelids are now firmly shut, and will stay closed until the third trimester.
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