28 weeks and counting!
Yup, that's what I thought. You think it's huge too! But as long as he is in there growing healthy and strong, I can handle it.
New this week: Brooks' nostrils are now clear and he is inhaling amniotic fluid. This causes him to get hiccups... which I had the gift of experiencing last week! It was very neat to feel his rythmic hiccups in my belly (knowing it doesn't bother him)!
It's officially time for Brooks to pack on the pounds (well, baby fat that is). His skin is filling out and he is beginning to shed the lanugo as he grows. And believe me... his momma KNOWS he is packing on the pounds (I can feel it in my back)! This week he should be about 2.5 pounds, but I am pretty sure he is closer to 3 pounds (let's call it mother's intuition).
Bud is beginning to blink more and more, but now with eyelashes and eye color! Those beauties are also being put to use during REM sleep. This new sleep cycle means he is now dreaming (about me of course)! Dreaming is a new development, as well as the grooves he is getting on his brain. Up until now, his brain has been smooth. With each passing week his brain will get more grooves and look like the brain as we know it today!
Around this time in pregnancy the baby begins to turn downward and get ready for birth. Brooks was head down at my last appointment, so let's just hope he doesn't make any sudden turns in the opposite direction :) All in all, I would say I am feeling quite fantastic. My biggest complaint at this point is a burning pain I have in my upper right abdomen (let me know if you experienced this and have any advice)!
I had my first shower this week and it was fabulous! A huge thank you to all my friends and colleagues at Fair Oaks for being so generous!
FYI- Brooks is jumping around as we speak (or type)... I hope I never forget this feeling!
20.5 on 9/23/11
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