Our baby is growing steadily and has gained 4 ounces since last week. That puts him at just over a pound! Since he's almost a foot long (picture an ear of sweet corn), he cuts a pretty lean figure at this point, but his body is filling out proportionally, and he'll soon start to plump up. His brain is also growing quickly now, and his taste buds are continuing to develop. His lungs are developing "branches" of the respiratory "tree" as well as cells that produce a surfactant, a substance that will help his air sacs inflate once he hits the outside world. His skin is still thin and translucent, but that will start to change soon.
How Trish's body is changing.....In the past few weeks, the top of her uterus has risen above her belly button and is now about the size of a soccer ball!!!!
(Information gathered from www.babycenter.com)
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