25 weeks!

Time is flying by way too fast!!! The baby is getting so much more active and stronger too!!! There is no doubt now when others feel, it is him. I can't get over how much my body is changing and cannot get over that I still have 15 weeks to grow!!!

Andy decided this was a good time to buy diapers this weekend, so we bought 2 boxes at BJ's and he feels much more prepared now!

Here is what is going on with baby this week:

At nine inches and more than a pound and a half in weight, your baby is taller than two juice boxes stacked one on top of the other, and almost as heavy as four of those little boxes (an analogy you'll find particularly apropos in a few years, when those juice boxes start taking over your refrigerator, your pantry, your car.…).

Don't look now (as if you could), but your baby's skin is turning pinker. No, not because he or she's getting overheated (in fact, the amniotic fluid is perfectly climate controlled, keeping your baby at an always comfortable temperature), but because small blood vessels, called capillaries, are forming under the skin and filling with blood. Later this week, blood vessels will also develop in your baby's lungs, bringing them one step closer to full maturity — and one step closer to taking that first breath of fresh air. But those lungs are still very much works in progress. Though they are already beginning to develop surfactant, a substance that will help the lungs expand after the baby is born, the lungs are still too undeveloped to sufficiently send oxygen to the bloodstream and release carbon dioxide when he or she exhales.

The lungs aren't the only system that's gearing up for air intake. Your baby's nostrils, which have been plugged up until now, are starting to open this week. This actually allows your little one to begin taking practice breaths. (Of course since there's no air in there, your baby is really only "breathing" amniotic fluid, but it's the practice that counts, right?)

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And he is now an:



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And here is me of course:

24 week baby bump...and a bonus pic

And Baby Lew's daddy is officially a Locomotive Engineer!!!!

Just to add:

MY FEET ARE GONE!

haha!

Yes it's official, I can no longer see my feet!

24 weeks

Only 16 more weeks left! Crazy!!!

Let's see....FINALLY last night Andy got to feel the baby kick. And he kicked him HARD a few times too! hahaha. Pretty funny actually. Also, my mom got to feel him kick yesterday too! He's definately getting a lot stronger now. Last week he was kind of quiet and I didn't feel him that much, however today he has been going nuts all morning, so I think it will be another active week!

His room is all done now, except for getting carpet. We need to go and order that.

The summer heat is a little rougher than I was expecting, but I'll make it!

Here's what is going on this week:

Your baby weighs more than a pound and a half right now and sports a crown-to-rump length of about eight and a half inches (standard letter size!).

Wondering what (and who) your baby will look like? If you had a baby cam, you'd almost be able to tell by now. That beautiful face (though still tiny) is almost fully formed. What's still missing from the picture is the fat that will be piled on under baby's skin. Until those fat deposits are made, that very tender skin is still very transparent, which means a close look would let you see clear through to all the organs, bones, and blood vessels. Fortunately, that see-through look won't last much longer. Babies at this stage of fetal development are gaining about six ounces each week — with much of that gain coming from fat, in addition to growing organs, bones, and muscle.

What's been playing on your little rocker's stereo system these days? All kinds of sounds can be heard by your baby in your womb: from air exhaling from your lungs (deep breath now), those gastric gurgles produced by your stomach and intestines, your voice and your partner's (which your baby will be able to recognize at birth), and even very loud sounds such as honking horns, barking dogs, or a wailing fire truck.

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23 weeks!

Wow 23 weeks already! This is my last month in the 2nd trimester! Wow! Baby boy is SO active. He is always moving it seems. He already has pretty distinct patterns though with sleep and play.

Yesterday morning Andy & I were standing around and Chester barked real loud, and do you know it made his baby brother jump already!?! Crazy!

Andy spent his whole weekend working on the room. He really did an amazing job. Although the room is just a mess though with all tools and whatnot. Next part is buying carpet. Here is what it looks like now:






And my 23 week baby bump:







Here is what is going on this week:

At eight inches and slightly over a pound, your baby is the size and shape of a small doll. (But then, you already knew that you were carrying a living doll, didn't you?) This week marks the beginning of some serious weight gain. Your baby's weight in the next four weeks alone should double (and you may feel as though yours is too).

You have probably heard your developing baby's heartbeat through a Doppler a number of times already (though you never get tired of hearing it), but by now you can also hear it through a standard stethoscope. What a heart throb!

Your baby's skin is reddish in color now because of the developing blood vessels underneath (remember, the skin is very thin still). It also hangs loosely from his or her little body at this point. That's because the skin grows faster than the fat develops during fetal growth. But don't worry. By the time your baby is born, he or she will be pleasantly plump and filled out — from chubby cheeks to chubby toes.

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22 weeks

I can't believe how fast each week is flying by! I feel like I was JUST 20 weeks and now I am already 22. These past few days this little boy has been going crazy moving around! On Sunday morning, I was watching TV and out of the corner of my eye I saw my belly just moving all around. So that was really cool, for like 5 minutes I was just watching him. I find myself already running out of room in a lot of my clothes haha.

Andy been really working hard in his room. He's almost done sanding and yesterday he put up some new dry wall on the back wall. He's doing a really great job on it. We bought paint on Friday. And now I am looking for carpeting. I'll probably buy furniture within the next few weeks.

Here are my 22 week baby bump pics and what the room looks like now:






Here is what is going on with baby this week:



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Guess what? Your baby has finally broken the one-pound mark. How heavy is that? Hold a one-pound box of sugar in your hand the next time you're in the grocery story (and expect people to ask you why you're grinning from ear to ear). Is the box eight inches long? That's about the length your baby is too!

This week, your sweetie is making more sense of the world as he or she develops the sense of touch. In fact, your little one's grip is quite developed by now — and since there's nothing else to grab in utero, he or she may sometimes hold on tight to that umbilical cord (don't worry — it's tough enough to handle it). The sense of sight is also getting more developed. Your fetus can now perceive light and dark much better than before (even with those fused eyelids). But remember — unless you're shining a flashlight over your belly (which you can do, by the way), it'll be mostly dark for your baby inside that cozy womb of yours.

Moving up from the eyes, the eyelashes and eyebrows are well formed now — and even more hair is sprouting atop that cute little head. You'd be quite surprised, though, if you could see your little one up close and in color. Hair at this stage of fetal development has no pigment, so it's bright white

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21 week baby bump

Here I am at 21 weeks: