By pregnancy week 25 your baby is approximately 1.5 pounds and just under 13.7 inches long. From this point on however your baby's weight and length may vary somewhat. Every baby is different as you'll soon realize during your pregnancy week by week. Some babies will be born weighing 7 pounds and others 10. The bones begin to harden in this stage and you can notice the baby sucking its thumb. The skin gains more vernix which is a coating that protects the baby from the acidity of the amniotic fluid and helps to maintain the body temperature after birth. In this week the baby acquires an important function which is he/she can cry and reaches a milestone of surviving if born prematurely at this stage. If your baby is delivered at this time, it would have a good chance of surviving. It is best for your baby to remain inside of you for the remainder of the pregnancy, but great advances have been made in the care of a premature baby. Ventilators, monitors and medications all help premature babies develop and grow outside of the womb. If your baby were born this early, he would probably have to spend several months in the hospital and would be more susceptible to infections and other complications. The skin is thin and delicate but the body is gaining weight and taking more space in your uterus. The baby’s taste buds are developing and the baby might be able to tell the difference between a sweet and salty or sour taste. The baby has fully formed fingers and toe nails and its eyes should open at any time. The brain keeps growing rapidly now. The baby who now has a well proportioned body starts putting on baby fat. The skin begins to smoothen out and lose its wrinkled texture.
The top of your uterus is between your bellybutton and your sternum. Your uterus is about the size of a soccer ball or volleyball now! As your uterus continues to grow you'll notice it places some pressure on your back and pelvis. This can sometimes cause you to experience shooting pains either down your leg or in your lower back. For some women these pains get more and more severe during pregnancy.
You can hear your baby's heartbeat with both a Doppler and a stethoscope at this time, and your partner may even be able to hear the heartbeat unaided if he puts his ear in the right position. Babies also begin to prefer their left hand or right hand at this time. Because babies settle into routines of sleep and activity, you might begin to notice these patterns as well. Some women experience the most fetal movements while they are trying to rest.
Well, 1 week down in kindergarten. Last week was definitely a challenge and a LOT different than both 2nd and 4th grade. I am loving it though. Right now I have 23 kiddos in my class (all of us are sitting really high student to teacher ratio) so it looks like we might be getting a 5th kindergarten teacher. It's been 6 or 7 years since they have actually had 5 teachers in kindergarten! CRAZY HUH?
After my long day on Friday, Eric treated me to a pre-natal massage with his yearly profit sharing bonus. It was soooo nice. Saturday night we went to the Frisco Roughriders AAA baseball game with some friends. It was beautiful weather and a TON of fun since we were so fortunate to have box seats RIGHT behind home plate...if only we could have those seats every time we went right?
Well, this week starts our craziness full of fun weekends...Mariam and Philip's wedding pre-stuff, their wedding, Wynne's shower, and then my shower. :) I can't wait to see what the girls have planned for Brianna's shower. They bought the most amazing invitations so I can only imagine what the shower is going to be like!
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