February 23, 2009

27 weeks!!

This week, our baby weighs almost 2 pounds (like a head of cauliflower) and is about 14 1/2 inches long with her legs extended. She's sleeping and waking at regular intervals, opening and closing her eyes, and perhaps even sucking her fingers. With more brain tissue developing, your baby's brain is very active now. While her lungs are still immature, they would be capable of functioning — with a lot of medical help — if she were to be born now. Chalk up any tiny rhythmic movements you may be feeling to a case of baby hiccups, which may be common from now on. Each episode usually lasts only a few moments, and they don't bother her.

Yesterday I had some Braxton Hicks contractions. These weren't the first I've had, it's just been the first time I've had more than one in a day. I got 1-2 every hour. They didn't really hurt, just more uncomfortable. She was also beating up on all my organs yesterday. I'm sure my organs are all nice and bruised today.

13 weeks to go...!!!

February 10, 2009

25 weeks!

The picture of me was taken at 23 weeks, but I'm only 1 inch bigger so I decided it would work. Especially since I have broke one of my nice cameras trying to take it. I don't want to break my nicer one.

Head to heels, our baby now measures about 13 1/2 inches. Her weight — a pound and a half — isn't much more than an average rutabaga, but she's beginning to exchange her long, lean look for some baby fat. As she does, her wrinkled skin will begin to smooth out and she'll start to look more and more like a newborn. She's also growing more hair — and if you could see it, you'd now be able to discern its color and texture.




Our baby's ears are fully functional now, and he or she may even blink in reaction to a loud noise. The brain is growing rapidly. If you could look inside your uterus, you'd see a well-proportioned head and body.