According to "What to expect" this week, baby is almost 17 inches tall now & close to 3 lbs. His or her wrinkled skin is smoothing out as more fat is deposited under the skin surface. This fat, called white fat, is different from the earlier brown fat that the developing fetus accumulated. Brown fat is necessary for body temperature regulation while white fat actually serves as an energy source.
Space in the baby's living quarters is now at a premium, so I'll be feeling jabs & pokes from elbows & knees mostly. Kicks will be more vigorous than before because the baby is stronger & excitedly responding to all sorts of stimuli. Yesterday, I got a chocolate shake from McD's
(yes, I am so glad to be able to eat sugary things again!) and the baby went nuts! He/She was doing a major happy dance in my belly! It felt like an earthquake. On a side note, as a treat to myself for passing the glucose test, I also bought some limited edition jelly belly's in cold stone ice cream flavors. Can't wait to try them!
You'll also recall that the baby's baby-teeth buds formed weeks ago, but now the buds for permanent teeth are forming in his or her gums as well.
Only 11 weeks to go! Where did the time go???
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