Baby This Week | 24 Weeks

Yep, that's right we have officially hit viability! What a big feat, now just 16 more weeks to go, if that! We are also at cantaloupe status this week. Whaaaa...your telling me my kid's a cantaloupe?! Okay, okay, logically I know my baby isn't a cantaloupe, but he or she is as big as one. This week baby's skin is gradually becoming less see-though and it starting to look more opague, soon it will start getting some pigment too. Baby is heavier now and let me tell you, I can tell! She or he weighs about 12.7-20.8 oz and is about 11.8 inches long. So basically, this kid already takes up my whole abdomen. This is probably why I him or her in my ribs sometimes. Baby's brain is also growing quickly now, and his or her taste buds are continuing to develop. The lungs are developing "branches" of the respiratory "tree" as well as cells that produce surfactant, a substance that will help his or her air sacs inflate once he hits the outside world. Also, baby has developed waking/sleeping patterns and real hair (not lanugo) has begun to grow on the head.

Baby - Always rolling around and punching and kicking in there!  This kid is active all day...and night!  The movements, or kicks and jabs have definitely gotten stronger.  I'm also starting to rally be able to feel whole body movements.  I do believe that baby is on some sort of sleeping schedule, mainly during the day, because he or she is less active when I'm at work.  However, as soon as I'm home and resting this little guy or girl wakes up and starts bouncing all around.  I have also noticed that baby is more active when its time for me to eat.  I can't pinpoint if its because maybe my stomach growls and moves or if the baby is actually hungry and telling me, "Hey Mom, its time to eat!".

 

Me - I'm feeling pretty good!  My belly has expanded by probably a half of an inch to 3/4 of an inch.  Exciting!  I do think that pregnancy insomnia  has started to set in.  I'm up later and its hard to stay sleep, because I'm tossing and turning all night and up going to the bathroom.  My belly has been very itchy as well lately, so I'm know I'm growing and the skin is stretching.  Hair, skin, and nails are looking good and growing well, no complaints!  I did noticed that my gums don't look swollen any more and I'm not getting the teeny tiny blood shed I was getting when I brush my teeth lately.  Overall, nothing major, no signs of pre-term labor, stretch marks, or swelling, so I'm very happy about that!

 

Hubs - I really think he forgets I'm pregnant sometimes, lol!  I do know that he likes that fact that I'm pregnant, but not necessarily me (or my personality) while pregnant.  I think once baby gets here, he'll be glad to have his wife back.  He's super excited about the baby and we talk more and more about the baby all the time. 

 

Until next time folks!

 

Happy Bumping!

 

xxoo,

 

Baby This Week | 23 Weeks

Yep, that's right we're at grapefruit status now!

Baby's sense of movement is well developed by now, in that he or she can actually feel me move and even dance. Little one is more than 11 inches long and weighs just over a pound.  Blood vessels in his or ler lungs are developing to prepare for breathing, and the sounds baby can hear are preparing her for entry into the outside world. Baby even has fingerprints, and I guess toe prints too.  His or her skin is still translucent and wrinkled, but in the coming week fat will start to build and it will smooth out.  Ears, face, and eyes are steadily developing as well. 

Baby looks more and more like a miniature newborn this week.  The lips, eyelids, and eyebrows are becoming more distinct, and tiny tooth buds are developing beneath the gums. 

Baby - Can we say movement!  This little guy or girl is a busy body.  I now feel baby moving all the time throughout the day.  Baby has moved even further up into my abdomen, with me now feeling movement under ribs.  This kid has some pretty strong jabs, something catching off guard and taking me by surprise.  I can tell that baby is getting stronger and bigger by the day.

Me - Sleepness nights!  The pregnancy insomnia has kicked in.  Normally, I'm not a big sleeper, but I usually sleep pretty rested throughout the night.  Now, not so much.  Between baby movements, having to pee, and just tossing and turning to get comfortable, my sleep has been less and less restful recently.  I have been sleepy a lot more, which is partly from the insomnia and partly from just pregnancy in general.  I'm thinking that baby is having a growth spurt and I'm really feeling the effects of it.  I've also been stuffy and sneezing this week, which could be allergies and weather change, but again with my immune system on double duty things are affecting me a lot more than usual.

Hubs - He's seeing and feeling the baby move a lot more.  Hubs is amazed every time.  He is still talking to the baby daily and telling it about life, himself, and me.  Its so cute!

Happy Bumping!

xxoo,

Tenns

Baby This Week | 22 Weeks

Baby looks more and more like a miniature newborn this week, how exciting!  The lips, eyelids, and eyebrows are becoming more distinct, and tiny tooth buds are developing beneath the gums.  Baby's eyes have formed, but will remain sealed shut for another 4 weeks.  The irises (color part) of the eye still lacks pigment, so they still have a ways to go.  Baby is about a pound this week, maybe a little more, but is about the size of a spaghetti squash or papaya.  There are just 18 weeks left, so time is approaching rapidly for baby's arrival.  Its seems like the past two months have just flown by, its unbelievable!  22 weeks also marks the 6 month mark and things will soon be getting into high gear with development, weight gain, and growth.

Baby - Baby has been very active lately, getting stronger by the day.  I can feel baby all  throughout the day and night now.  Sometimes baby hits me with some pretty firm jabs.  They are very surprising and catch me off guard a lot of the time.  I used to think baby chilled out a lot, but that must have just been because I couldn't feel him or her that much.  Baby hangs out everywhere in my uterus, up high, down low, and on both sides.  Baby seems to favor the left side when I'm sleep, which I'm thinking is because my husband sleeps on my left and its warmer close to him.  Baby also likes to play with my bellybutton from the inside, pushing its out most of the time and occasionally moving so that it goes back in.  He or she is a pretty interesting little lad or lass and I can't wait to meet them.

Me - Well the belly has grown a pretty good bit from the last previous weeks.  Like I mentioned before, my bellybutton has completely popped out, at least most of the time.  I feel pretty good, except for the occasional aches and pains that comes with everything stretching and moving around.  Also, my belly has been itchy...all the time, but not to the point that I can't deal with it.  I have a lot of Palmer's that take care of that.  I have had some sleepless nights lately, which suck, so I hope that symptom will go away soon.  I could barely get off to sleep last night, much less stay asleep through the remainder of the night. My nails and skin look great on the other hand, so it all goes back to the law of compensation...can't have it all, lol!

Hubs - He's loving my growing belly and changing body.  He likes to talk to the baby through my belly and tell it silly things about me.  We are both working now, which is great for everyone, so overall he (& I) are in a better place.  Hubs is also super supportive of my blogging and vlogging efforts and encourages me to post and put myself out there.  He's an awesome guy, lucky to have him!

Happy Bumping!

xxoo,

Tenns