24 Weeks!

24 weeks! This week baby is weighing in at over a pound and is 12 inches long- this is the last week baby is the size of a Papaya. While Baby is lengthening he is still pretty lean- now baby is going to start fattening up and will begin looking like the little man who will be joining us soon. Along with gaining weight faster (about 3 ounces a week), his brain is growing quickly now too! 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, and his skin is still thin and translucent, but that will start to change soon.

Everything is going pretty well- for the most part I am feeling great everyday, Emotionally and Physically. The end of the day can get rough and bedtime is slowly approaching awkward which will then become flat out uncomfortable... but I am also holding 15 lbs extra on my belly area so what can you expect, right? My little man is becoming more and more active as the days go by.. or he will just getting bigger and I can feel it more and more each day. I can now feel him from the OUTSIDE but it is only when he is doing his major big boy kicks and not just squirming around. Of course he refuses to show off for anyone else- but it is nice when people to try and feel him because then I get a good belly rub- gotta love that! :)