Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
week 23
Week Twenty-Three
Proportions of the body are now quite similar to a newborn although thinner since he hasn't begun to form body fat.
Bones located in the middle ear harden.
Your baby is able to hear. (Dads, did you know: low-frequency sounds mimicking a male voice penetrate the abdomen and uterine wall better than the higher frequencies of the female voice?)
The eyes are formed, though the iris still lacks pigmentation.
The pancreas, essential in the production of hormones, is developing steadily. She has begun producing insulin, important for the breakdown of sugars.
If born now, your baby has a 15% chance of survival, his odds going up with each passing day. .
The average baby at this stage weighs 1.1 pound (501gm) and is 11.38 inches (28.9cm) long.
Friday, October 24, 2008
my last day in Texas
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
22 weeks
Week Twenty-Two
Your baby weighs close to a pound at this point!
Your baby can now hear your conversations more clearly than before!. When you talk, read, or sing, expect her to hear you. Studies have found that newborns will suck more vigorously when read to from a book they heard frequently in utero.
Eyelids and eyebrows are fully formed.
Fingernails have grown to the end of the fingers.
Be prepared for all those "Why" questions coming! Your baby's brain has entered a stage of rapid growth, especially in what's called the germinal matrix. This structure deep in the middle of the brain serves as a kind of factory for brain cells and disappears shortly before birth. But the brain's amazing expansion program continues until around the five birthday.
With some help from mom, baby's liver is starting to break down bilirubin, a substance produced by red blood cells.
If your baby is male his testes begin their descent to the scrotum.
Primitive sperm have formed and he is producing testosterone.
Length is 10.94 inches (27.8cm); weight is nearly 1 pound (430gm).
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
monday in freeport...
we all took our silly pictures at church...sisters are so much fun(: see if you can tell who is who?(:
beks preggo belly(:
check out all this hair!!!it has little blonde highlights on the ends...and so soft and smells so good(:
Alisa and Mama having an in-depth conversation
beks preggo belly(:
check out all this hair!!!it has little blonde highlights on the ends...and so soft and smells so good(:
Alisa and Mama having an in-depth conversation
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