Weight: ~0.9 pound (0.4 kg), the size of a Carrot!

Length: ~10.5 inches (27 cm)

Development Highlights:

• Brain developing rapidly; synapses forming.

• Taste buds functional; baby can sense sweet and bitter flavors in amniotic fluid.

• Eyes forming fully, though eyelids remain fused.

• Lungs still immature but practicing breathing movements with amniotic fluid.

Movements: Kicking, rolling, and stretching becoming more regular.