The end of the second trimester.
About the size of a swede — or a bush baby, or a Bundt cake. 36 cm (14.2 in), 875 g (1 lb 15 oz).
What's happening this week. Brain activity is picking up sharply and sleep patterns are becoming regular. The baby may already recognise both of your voices.
Second trimester complete. Brain activity picking up. May recognise your voices.
Read the same book aloud each evening — babies show a preference for it after birth.
What your partner can do this week: Review the budget together: what's spent, and what's still planned. Keep up the talking or reading to the bump in the evenings, if it's become your thing. Ask what's getting harder day to day, and take something off your partner's plate.