Yup, I am just about 22 weeks down...18 weeks to go!
Our little boy Roo is moving around lots and lots...esp. when I lay down to rest. Tim talked to my belly on Heart day and our boy gave him a big kick. Not sure if his daddy felt it, but I sure did. It is amazing to be able to kinda communicate with a little baby growing inside. What a beautiful miracle.
So many of our friends are having little girls (Congrats) Melanie, Suzanne, Sharon, and Theresa! So far we have the only little boy. Babies are so sweet. I can't wait to meet them all! Don't know what Melissa L., Melissa G., Kelly (due soon!), Lisa (Ashes), and Nancy are having yet! I can't wait! What a fun little play group for our little ones, eh?!
Here is whats going one with the littel boy in the coming week (23)
Your Baby Week 23
"Your baby now weighs almost 1 lb (450g) and measures about 8 inches (20cm) from crown to rump. (I heard almost the size of a Barbie Doll)
He is becoming plumper as her fat is being laid down at a high rate, but his skin is still wrinkled and reddish. The wrinkled and loose appearance of his skin is due to the faster production of his skin than the fat that fills it out. The reddish appearance of his skin is due to the deposition of pigment as his skin loses its translucent appearance.
Your baby can kick and punch vigorously by now, but he may also be gently feeling the umbilical cord and rubbing his hands and face against the inside membrane of the amniotic sac that holds him.
He is still swallowing amniotic fluid (which provides an important nutritional supplement to the nutrition he gets from you via the placenta) and is passing some of it as urine. (Aw...he tinkles) The swallowing of the amniotic fluid may cause your baby to get the hiccups and you may even be able to feel this as his body jumps inside yours.
The lanugo hair on your baby's body may turn darker at this time. "
Quite interesting and AMAZING!
Love to all...thanks for reading!
Candace
