While I was prego, I religiously kept track of how big my baby was using The Bump's "How Big Is Baby?" tool, which charted the baby's weekly growth relevant to fruit. I don't know about you, but personally I didn't have a whole lot of fruit around my house (my prego pics are evidence of that!). At week 10, they say the baby is the size of a prune. And at 21 weeks, the baby is the size of a papaya. Sorry - but I just can't relate. So, I've taken matters into my own hands and created a Week-by-Week list based on what pregos really care about - dessert! : ) Enjoy!
(Note: Average sizes are taken from TheBump.com. Dessert associations are based on my calculations of weight, not length.)
Weeks 3&4
Zygote
Pop Rock
Week 5
Avg. Size: 0.13 inches
Candy Button
Week 6
Avg. Size: 0.25 inches
Red Hot
Week 7
Avg. Size: 0.51 inches
Tic Tac
Week 8
Avg. Size: 0.63 inches / 0.04 oz
Good & Plenty
Week 9
Avg. Size: 0.9 inches/ 0.07 oz
M&M
Week 10
Avg. Size: 1.2 inches / 0.14 oz
Hershey Kiss
Week 11
Avg. Size: 1.6 inches / 0.25 oz
Roll of Smarties
Week 12
Avg. Size: 2.1 inches / 0.49 oz
Reese's Peanut Butter Cup
Week 13
Avg. Size: 2.9 inches / 0.81 oz
Cadbury Creme Egg
Week 14
Avg. Size: 3.4 inches/ 1.5 oz
Twinkie
Week 15
Avg. Size: 4.0 inches / 2.5 oz
Pack of Skittles
Week 16
Avg. Size: 4.6 inches / 3.5 oz
Hostess Sno Balls
Week 17
Avg. Size: 5.1 inches / 5.9 oz
Two Red Velvet Cupcakes
Week 18
Avg. Size: 5.6 inches / 6.7 oz
30 Jolly Ranchers
Week 19
Avg. Size: 6.0 inches / 8.5 oz
Box of Thin Mint Girl Scout Cookies
Week 20
Avg. Size: 6.5 inches/ 10.6 oz
One container of Betty Crocker Whipped Cream Cheese Frosting
Week 21
Avg. Size: 10.5 inches / 12.7 oz
Pint of Ben and Jerry's Chubby Hubby Ice Cream
Weeks 21 - 24 (Month 5)
Avg. Size: 10.5 - 11.8 inches / 12.7 - 20.8 oz
Package of Oreos
Weeks 25 - 28 (Month 6)
Avg. Size: 13.6 - 14.8 inches / 1.5 - 2.2 lbs
Two Rolls of Pillsbury Refrigerated Cookie Dough
Weeks 29 - 32 (Month 7)
Avg. Size: 15.2 - 16.7 inches / 2.5 - 3.8 lbs
Sara Lee Cheesecake
Weeks 33 - 36 (Month 8)
Avg. Size: 17.2 - 18.7 inches / 4.2 - 5.8 lbs
Three Dozen Krispy Kreme Doughnuts
Weeks 37 - Delivery (Month 9)
Avg. Size: 18.9 - 20.9 inches / 6.2 - 9.2 lbs
One Gallon of Ice Cream
YUMMY!!!