-Week 18 (Large Mango): Baby Michael weighs about eight ounces and is about six inches long. His arms and legs are finally in proportion, neurons are now connected between the brain and muscles, and cartilage throughout his body is turning to bone. All of these things combine to give him more control over his limb movements. Baby Michael is also being covered by a cheesy varnish called vernix caseosa. This protective substance is greasy, white, and made up of lanugo, oil from his glands, and dead skin cells. Vernix caseosa protects Baby Michael's sensitive skin from the surrounding amniotic fluid. Without this protection, he would look very wrinkled at birth.
-Week 19 (Small Cantaloupe): Baby Michael is about ten ounces and six and a half inches long. Most women are getting ready to find out what they are having during this week, but we found out during week 16 due to the need to check out his heart every two weeks until week 26. Baby Michael's testicles have begun their descent this week, though they are still located in the abdomen, waiting for the scrotum to finish growing so they'll have a place to drop into in a few weeks.
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