April 28, 2008
We just got home from our latest doctor's appt. Everything is right on schedule and she looked great! She of course had her hand on her face, as usual! I think she may end up being a thumb sucker. She was measuring 1lb. 10oz. according to their ultrasound....so I think she is roughly a pound and a half at this point. Jamie finally felt her kick the other day! He said she feels like the karate kid! I finally purchased my bedding yesterday and it should be here soon. We did get the one I posted in an earlier blog. Things are really starting to take off now! I head back to the doctor in 3 weeks for my check up and a glucose tolerance test. Will keep you posted.
Here's the latest on her progress.....She's growing steadily, gaining about a quarter of a pound since last week, when she was just over a pound. Since she's almost a foot long (picture an ear of corn), that makes a pretty lean figure, but her body is filling out proportionally and she'll soon put on more baby fat. Her skin is thin, translucent, and wrinkled, her brain is growing rapidly, and her taste buds are developing. Her lungs are developing "branches" of the respiratory "tree" and cells that produce surfactant, a substance **that helps the air sacs inflate easily. She can hear more now, and she may even startle at loud, sudden noises. But she's probably getting used to the regular noises she hears around the house, such as your dog barking or the roar of a vacuum cleaner.
We couldn't get the best profile shot this time. She just wouldn't move her little hand! It looked like she was sucking her thumb again!
Here's one of those little feet that keep kicking me!
No comments:
Post a Comment