Great news, Mama! You’re halfway through your pregnancy, and your baby is now as heavy as an ear of corn. Maybe not as heavy as you thought, but your baby will be gaining a lot of weight in the coming weeks!

Your sweetheart is still covered in the cheese-like substance called vernix caseosa, and will remain protected by this coating until term.

Your baby is also beginning to produce meconium. It is a sticky dark green or black substance that will constitute your baby’s first messy diaper.

If your baby is a boy, his testicles have descended already, but they are still inside the abdomen awaiting further development of the scrotum.

If you are carrying a girl, her uterus is now fully formed with primitive egg cells. Her vaginal canal will have started to form by now, too.

Until 20 weeks of pregnancy, your baby is measured from the top of the head to the rump, or your baby’s bottom. This is because the legs are curled up against your baby's torso during the first half of pregnancy, so it's hard to include the legs as part of the measurements.