I am now 23 weeks 5 days...about 6 months prego. My belly has grown so much and the movements are just unstoppable! My next appointment is scheduled for 10/17/09; which is when my doctor will test for gestational diabetes. Dylan is now a little over 1 lb and about 8 inches. I've been moisturizing as much as possible to avoid the stretch marks! The pointy-ness of my belly validates that I am having a BOY!
During this week: My baby's face is basically complete now. The fetus's eyes are close together on the front of his face and they are still shut. The baby's ears have moved into their final position on the sides of his head. Where they are now is where they will be when your baby is born! Hair will continue to grow on his scalp and his eyelashes are well developed. Most of the baby's features look the same as they will at birth. Because my growing baby is getting plumper, he no longer has room in your tummy to do cartwheels and somersaults. The unborn child is covered with a fine, downy hair called lanugo. Its tender skin is protected by a waxy substance called vernix. Some of this substance may still be on the child's skin at birth at which time it will be quickly absorbed. The child practices breathing by inhaling (up to a liter/day) amniotic fluid into developing lungs.
