According to "What to expect" this week, baby is about 9 inches long & weighs about 2 lbs. At the rate he/she is growing, the baby will soon be feeling a little cramped in the uterus. There is still plenty of room for baby to grow. It just means less room for those somersaults & cartwheels.
The baby's eyes--which have been closed for the past few months (so that the retina, the part of the eye that allows images to come into focus, could develop)--are now beginning to open. Baby is able to see what's going on now (although the view in the uterus isn't all that exciting). There is a trick if you shine a flashlight at your stomach that the baby might kick in response (I'll have to try this.) The iris, the colored part of the eye, still doesn't have much pigmentation (that'll fill in over the next month or so). So it's too early to start guessing baby's eye color. Even the color baby will be born with might not be the permanent shade; so we may be kept guessing til baby is close to 6 months old.
Baby's brain-wave activity is kicking in at this stage in fetal development, which means the little one can not only hear noise, but can now also respond to them, usually with an increase in pulse rate or activity.
I'd also like to mention that I now only have 98 days to go til I'm due!! YIKES!!!! I'm excited & scared!!!!!
2 comments:
Enjoy your last 98 days of just you and Jason. Cuz things will NEVER be the same. :) You guys are going to be awesome parents. Oh, and I have some baby books if you want them! Just let me know. I found that one I was telling you about...
98 more days it still seems far away can't wait also get them legs up try ice bags on your cankels
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