WOW! I never do get over how high these numbers are getting!! But, here we are... in our 6th month!!
Things are going great! I only have a week left of work and 40+ days until Thomas is home:) Lily is moving around like a wild woman and filling my heart so full of love! I'm spending the holiday weekend in Jacksonville with my family and am loving this wonderful weather!! I just wanted to hop on here and update you all real quick and thank everyone for all of the prayers and support, not only from the last 6 months, but for the past 2 and a half years!! I feel so amazingly blessed right now, that I can barely stand it:):)
I just ask that you take a second to remember the reason for this long weekend! Say a prayer of thanksgiving for all of the men and women that have given their lives for this country and also a prayer for the families that they left behind!
WEEK TWENTY-SIX:
*Your baby may weigh about two pounds now (average is 1.7 pound, 760gm) and is 14 inches (35.6cm) in length
*To support the fetus's growing body, the spine is getting stronger and more supple. *Though no longer than the span of the average adult hand, it is now made up of 150 joints, 33 rings, and some 1,000 ligaments.
*Air sacs in the lungs form now.
*Lungs begin to secrete a greasy substance called surfactant. Without surfactant the fetal lungs would stick together and couldn't expand after the baby is born.
*Although they've been sealed shut for the last few months, your baby's eyes are opening and beginning to blink this week. Depending on ethnicity, some babies will be born with blue or gray-blue eyes (which may change color in the first 6 months of life) and some will be born with brown or dark eyes.
*Retinas begin to form.
*Brain wave activity for hearing and sight begins to be detectable.
*Fetal brain scans show response to touch. If you shine a light on your abdomen, your baby will turn his head, which according to researchers, means her optic nerve is working.
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