Week 24: the ear of corn and the remodel

Hello Everyone -

As promised, although four days late, a new blog post and the reasons why we are running so late... included is a slide show to what happened in our house in the last ten days - or what I'm referring to is the man's version of nesting. The contractor SWEARS he'll be all done tomorrow...

In any case - baby girl is doing great! I have a doctors appointment on Wednesday. We got some of the furniture in the bedroom - and as you can see by my posted new side view picture - I'm growing right on schedule!


Here's the scoop on our little ear of corn:

Your baby's growing steadily, having gained about 4 ounces since last week. That puts her at just over a pound. Since she's almost a foot long (picture an ear of corn), she cuts a pretty lean figure at this point, but her body is filling out proportionally and she'll soon start to plump up. Her brain is also growing quickly now, and her taste buds are continuing to develop. Her lungs are developing "branches" of the respiratory "tree" as well as cells that produce surfactant, a substance that will help her air sacs inflate once she hits the outside world. Her skin is still thin and translucent, but that will start to change soon.

Love,
Amanda and Jeff