Lend Me Your Ear?

Yesterday, Baby B and I hit our 24 week mark and have approximately 16 weeks to go! Baby's length is now compared to the size of an ear of corn... she is just about a foot long and should weigh over a pound. Speaking of size, she must have had a major growth spurt over the weekend, or she must have figured out how to stretch, because I was the most uncomfortable I've been in my pregnancy thus far. I'm assuming the constant lower abdominal pressure I felt were all the ligaments stretching making room for growing baby. That, or she really loved pushing really hard against the wall of my belly. I'd say too, that our little one has definitely become more active these last two weeks... I'm starting to feel Baby B move a lot more! It is also noted that our baby is still on the lean side right now, but will start to plump up soon.

Baby's brain is growing quickly, taste buds continue to develop, and lungs are forming branches of respiratory tree (as well as cells that produce surfactant - a substance that will help lungs inflate once baby enters outside world.) Baby B's skin is still translucent, but that will start to change soon. Boy do I love these weekly developments!