I am under the 100 day mark! Yipee! This is very exciting!
Baby Nick sure is getting big. Last night when I was getting ready to go to bed, my entire stomach was bouncing. I have no idea what he was doing in there. I have noticed that he doesn’t like when I lie on my side…if my stomach is leaning too much against the bed. He starts kicking that side like crazy. Almost like he is saying, “Mom, this is so uncomfortable. I will kick you until you move positions.” And of course, he always wins.
The weekend, of course, when by too fast. Thankfully, last night Seth and I were able to get some quality time in and watched a movie and ate popcorn. That was fun. On Sat. we celebrated our friend Chad’s birthday party. We ate at this amazing restaurant on the water in Georgetown. Then during dinner, my friend Allison-Chad’s wife-, leaned over to feel the baby kick and she did! Twice! So that was very exciting.
On Sunday, our little Queen was dedicated. Here are a few pictures of her. She was so good. We also got to hear one of our missionaries, David Ray, speak. He has an amazing story and just got released from prison in Asia. Our church had been praying for a long time that he and his partner would be released. His partner is still in prison, but hopefully, he will be released this Summer.
It is a big week for Baby Nick. He opens his eyes this week.
Here is what is happening this week with our little guy! (pregnancy.org & baby-gaga.com)
At long last, your little swimmer can see the womb! Your miracle’s little eyelids have finally separated (they were fused closed previously) and they’re probably having their first moments of sight as you read this (or maybe it already happened while you were brushing your teeth or watching Oprah or something). In addition to seeing their little studio in your belly, they’ve recently acquired the ability to say “yes†and “no†in rudimentary sign language as they can now move their head back and forth. This is also the time where your little super star’s head hair is starting to grow! A cute little cowlick or two may be springing into position right now, getting ready for years of cute-but-stubborn bed-head. Also, their toenails have grown in and you little raisin continues to slowly pile up fat beneath their still-loose skin. Most importantly, brain tissue and neurons are all developing at a rapid pace, increasing their (genius-level) brain activity and will continue to function at accelerated levels for the first seven to eight years of childhood!
Your baby may weigh about two pounds now (average is 1.7 pound, 760gm) and is 14 inches (35.6cm) in length. To support the fetus’s growing body, the spine is getting stronger and more supple. Though no longer than the span of the average adult hand, it is now made up of 150 joints, 33 rings, and some 1,000 ligaments. Air sacs in the lungs form now. Lungs begin to secrete a greasy substance called surfactant. Without surfactant the fetal lungs would stick together and couldn’t expand after the baby is born. Retinas begin to form. Brain wave activity for hearing and sight begins to be detectable. Fetal brain scans show response to touch. If you shine a light on your abdomen, your baby will turn his head, which according to researchers, means his optic nerve is working.
