Baby Update...
Week 24:
It's another week full of exciting developments for your magical growing baby!
Just take a look at the checklist for this week: 1) ears: done; 2) fingernails: done; 3) (if you have a boy) testicles: taking their 3-4 day trip from the abdominal wall to the scrotum; and 4) lungs walls: secreting “surfactant”.
What’s surfactant? It's basically what it sounds like: a surface-activated fat that helps your baby's little lungs inflate (where inflate = fill with air not get more expensive for no understandable reason).
In the meantime, your submerged baby is still breathing in their amniotic fluid (and a bit of pee), preparing and rehearsing their lungs for an oxygen-filled life outside the womb.
By the end of this week, your wee womb-squatter will be weighing in at a whopping 2 lbs and 14 inches long.
All this new weight means your tiny baby is actually starting to fill out their skin, but they're not anywhere near their adorable fat-baby potential.
Most of the fetal “filling out” is coming up in that long awaited (and slightly dreaded?) third trimester. Woo-hoo! Get ready!
Mommy Update...
Sleep: So,
so. Finally bought a body pillow (Walmart for $9.99) and it does help a lot. I
always wake up with left hip pain but it goes away pretty quickly.
Maternity Clothes: Yes, loving the maternity and non-maternity tank tops. Hit
up the Target clearance rack and got two more pairs of black yoga pants… ahh heaven!
Food cravings: Iced tea with lemon, Vanilla ice cream, bagels with cream
cheese, and McDonalds Egg and Cheese Biscuits.
Food aversions: The past couple weeks I haven’t been as attracted to Taco Bell,
pizza or tomato based pasta? Weird…
Symptoms I have: Have had a hard time breathing in certain positions, especially
after I eat. I almost always have to lie down.
Doctor’s Appointment: Just had one on 9/5, next one is 10/3… just a few days before
the big game!
Movement: Yes, this child is kicking the crap outta me!
Belly Button: Innie.
Gender: BOY!!!!!!
What I’m looking forward to:
Baby shower planning is in the works… very
excited to finalize those plans. Also, we are going to an LSU game at The Swamp
on 10/6… 7 months pregnant and at a football game? Why not!
What I miss: Being
able to shave my legs or paint my toes and breathe at the same time!
