Baby Girl's Development this week: 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. Baby's 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. Baby girl 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 the kitties meowing or the roar of the vacuum cleaner.
I can't believe that month 6 is here already, but that is our reality! The weeks are flying by as we continue to work on the house and nursery to prepare for baby girl. Chris has been doing an amazing job working on the stairs and they should be done before long. Baby girl has been kicking away and often times my stomach is bigger on one size or the other depending on where her body is in there. Also, I've been feeling some kicks way up high and the entire way on my sides. The largest part of my abdomen measured at 32 3/4" this morning, which is 1/4" bigger than last week.
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