29 weeks!

How Far Along: 29 weeks

How Big is Baby: As of appointment on Tuesday 2.5 lbs!

What is Baby up to: If you've been feeling butterflies moving around in your belly, its not just your run-of-the-mill pre-birth performance anxiety. No it's your amazing baby with a case of the hiccups: a fairly common occurrence at this point resulting from practice breathing for their big birthday. In addition, to getting a round of butterfly-like hiccups, your little swimmer has arduously managed to accumulate enough baby fat to account for nearly 3.5% of their overall body weight. Yeah, compared to we adults, it's not alot, but when they're little like that - it's certainly a healthy accomplishment in its way. Another fantastic accomplishment: your baby's spleen is now in charge of hematopoiesis - the 10 dollar name for the process involved in building up certain important blood components. Another fantastic accomplishment: your little monkey has been peeing into their amniotic sac for a little while now and if you didn't know, actually swallows it along with the rest of the amniotic fluid. Although the concept is nasty, their urine is sterile and as a part of amniotic fluid base, is replaced several times a day.

Total Weight Gain: +7ish

Best Moment this Week: Seeing the baby's face on the ultrasound!

Movement: Afternoon and evening. Also in the middle of the night.

Belly Button: Inny.

What I Miss: Bending over easily - sleeping through the night - not having to pee every time I stand up. Taking good medicine for my cough.

What I am Looking Forward To: Finishing the master closet and finishing painting the nursery! Breastfeeding class on Saturday!

Gender: Thinking Girl...