24 week belly pic

24 weeks...

I can't believe I'm 24 weeks already - She's going to be here so soon.

Here's what baby center has to say this week.

Your baby's growing steadily, having gained about 4 ounces since last week. That puts him at just over a pound. Since he's almost a foot long (picture an ear of corn), he cuts a pretty lean figure at this point, but his body is filling out proportionally and he'll soon start to plump up. His brain is also growing quickly now, and his taste buds are continuing to develop. His lungs are developing "branches" of the respiratory "tree" as well as cells that produce surfactant, a substance that will help his air sacs inflate once he hits the outside world. His skin is still thin and translucent, but that will start to change soon.

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23 week belly pic

Well the fruit got smaller, but my belly certainly didn't

23 weeks...

So at least the fruit got smaller this week, although technically now they're just showing me that she almost weighs a pound...Turn on the radio and sway to the music. With her sense of movement well developed by now, your baby can feel you dance. And now that she's more than 11 inches long and weighs just over a pound (about as much as a large mango), you may be able to see her squirm underneath your clothes. Blood vessels in her lungs are developing to prepare for breathing, and the sounds that your baby's increasingly keen ears pick up are preparing her for entry into the outside world. Loud noises that become familiar now — such as your dog barking or the roar of the vacuum cleaner — probably won't faze her when she hears them outside the womb.

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22 Weeks

Here's what BabyCenter has to say this week .... Is it just me or is the fruit getting scarier and scarier????

At 11 inches (the length of a spaghetti squash) and almost 1 pound, your baby is starting to look like a miniature newborn. His lips, eyelids, and eyebrows are becoming more distinct, and he's even developing tiny tooth buds beneath his gums. His eyes have formed, but his irises (the colored part of the eye) still lack pigment. If you could see inside your womb, you'd be able to spot the fine hair (lanugo) that covers his body and the deep wrinkles on his skin, which he'll sport until he adds a padding of fat to fill them in. Inside his belly, his pancreas — essential for the production of some important hormones — is developing steadily.

22 week belly pic

Please ignore my bra and the lovely half-asleep look on my face.
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The Nursery

The nursery is slowly starting to come together. On Friday we received the decals we'd ordered from Dali Decals They're super cute and they weren't too difficult to put up. It was hard to get a good picture since they reflect light, but you get the idea....

She's still a girl....

I had another ultrasound yesterday since Maddie wouldn't hold still the first time. Everything looks great and she's measuring right on schedule. And the ultrasound tech verified that she is still a she - No suprises ;)

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21 Week Belly Pic

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Not technically baby related

Our kitties were our first babies, so I thought I'd share some pictures I took with our new camera.
Teddy

Sparky

Awwwwww.

20 weeks

Here's what BabyCenter has to say this week:

How your baby's growing:

Your baby weighs about 10 1/2 ounces now. He's also around 6 1/2 inches long from head to bottom and about 10 inches from head to heel — the length of a banana. (For the first 20 weeks, when a baby's legs are curled up against his torso and hard to measure, measurements are taken from the top of his head to his bottom — the "crown to rump" measurement. After 20 weeks, he's measured from head to toe.)

He's swallowing more these days, which is good practice for his digestive system. He's also producing meconium, a black, sticky by-product of digestion. This gooey substance will accumulate in his bowels, and you'll see it in his first soiled diaper (some babies pass meconium in the womb or during delivery).