According to "What to expect" for this week, baby is measuring 18 inches & weighing in at more than 3 lbs. We can still expect the baby to gain at least 3 to 5 lbs, possibly more.
Baby's brain is working overtime these days, developing faster than ever. Connections between individual nerve cells are growing at a frenetic clip & baby can now perceive info from all 5 senses. Baby can't smell anything right now, but that's only becuz he/she is still submerged in amniotic fluid & needs to be breathing air to get a whiff of anything. Lucky for me--my scent will be one of the first the baby breathes in. :)
What does baby do all day long? Makes faces, hiccups, swallows, breathes, pedals with little hands & feet along my uterine wall and sucks his/her thumb. In fact, some babies suck their thumbs so vigorously while in the womb that they're born with a callus on their thumb. I feel the baby move all the time now. Sometimes it hurts a bit, but most of the time it doesn't bother me. One day last week, I swear it didn't sleep all day long. I'm sure the baby had a sugar rush that day though becuz I had a big vanilla cappuccino and chocolate long john for breakfast. Yes, the breakfast of champions!
For the past few days, I haven't been able to wear my wedding ring anymore. I don't really think my hands even look swollen, but I can't get it over my knuckle. My finger feels naked without it. I suppose I could buy some cheapy ring to wear, but I don't know if I will or not. I was hoping now that it's cooler outside that my hands would shrink. But I think I'm just getting bigger all over now. Boo-hoo.
1 comment:
love reading what my grandchild is up to you look so cute sat i just am glad your having a pretty easy go of it seems that other than swelling your doing ok
love ya
mil
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