Weight: a little over 2.5 lbs
Length: a little over 15 inches
This week has been a crazy one! We have have two blizzards over the course of 6 days! On Friday and Saturday we had 30 inches of snow. Yesterday (Wednesday) we got another 12-14 inches with some of the strongest winds and biggest snow drifts I have ever seen. The schools have been closed all week. J.D. and I both worked from home Monday, Wednesday and today (Thursday). We hope to make it in to the office tomorrow. J.D. was able to work from home, so that was great for him. This has given me lots of time to read baby books (I'm currently reading "The Happiest Baby on the Block".), clean, bake, relax, overall nesting, etc. I also added a widget on the right side of the blog which is a countdown and also shows what the baby looks like...pretty cool!
A very weird sensation that I just realized this week: Because the baby is taking up so much room in my lower abdomen, all of my organs have been shifted up (right near the bottom of my sternum/breast bone). The weird sensation that I discovered this week is that when my stomach growls, it is growling near my chest instead of where my stomach is normally located...J.D. and I were laughing about this at lunch today!
Check out my ever growing belly this week (pics taken right before our afternoon trip to the gym):
Your baby now weighs about 2 1/2 pounds (like a butternut squash) and is a tad over 15 inches long from head to heel. His muscles and lungs are continuing to mature, and his head is growing bigger to make room for his developing brain. To meet his increasing nutritional demands, you'll need plenty of protein, vitamins C, folic acid, and iron. And because his bones are soaking up lots of calcium, be sure to drink your milk (or find another good source of calcium, such as cheese, yogurt, or enriched orange juice). This trimester, about 250 milligrams of calcium are deposited in your baby's hardening skeleton each day.
Your baby is about two and a half pounds and would be between fifteen and seventeen inches tall if she could stand. Your baby's adrenal glands are producing a chemical which will be made into estriol (a form of estrogen) by the placenta. This estriol is thought to stimulate the production of prolactin by your body, and the prolactin makes you produce milk. So even if your baby comes early, you'll still be able to breastfeed. Each passing week improves the likelihood that your baby will be born strong and healthy. Her brain can detect rhythmic breathing and control body temperature, so she's less likely to need breathing assistance should she be born early. She's growing eyelashes, adding fat, and developing her brain. Because of brain wave activity, researchers have speculated that babies can even dream at this time!
- Your baby's head is in proportion with body now. He appears more like a newborn each and every day!
- Fat continues to accumulate under the skin -- only now preparing for entering the *real world*.
- Your baby's brain can control primitive breathing and body temperatures.
- His eyes can move in their sockets. Soon he will be able to follow a blinking light.
- Your baby is increasingly sensitive to changes in light, sound, taste, and smell! Various studies show that your baby may indicate preferences (or disdain) for particular tastes or odors at this stage
- He is also moving from side to side, but probably still is head up. In the next few weeks, he will move to the head down birthing position. At times you may feel as if he is performing somersaults for a circus act!
- Her length is now approximately 15.2 inches (38.6cm) and weight is 2.54 pounds (1153gm)
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