The baby has been kicking up a storm! Auntie Dee Dee (my sister Natalie - we call her "Dee Dee" because when I was a little girl I couldn't say "Natalie" it would come out more like "Nad-a-dee", which turned into Dee Dee and it's stuck ever since) came over for my birthday on Saturday and got to feel our little guy kick for the first time... Thank goodness she's patient because he wasn't cooperating...
I am noticing that he is a lot more responsive. When I go o bed at night and rub my belly, and talk to him I can feel my belly harden and he kicks up a storm at bedtime.
23 Weeks Already
I cannot believe how fast time is flying by. ONLY 17 WEEKS LEFT!
This week your baby has reached a nice milestone: he is a foot long (30.5 cm). A complete human being who weighs over a pound (500 grams), happily does somersaults and plays in his safe, warm, cozy nest.
You two can make contact with him. If you press on your abdomen and push it slightly to the side, he will definitely respond. Also, if he kicks and you react he will certainly continue, he will let you feel that he's there. You can talk to him and sing for him because you know that he can recognize your voices already.
The sex organs are developing quickly now. If you have a son his little penis can be seen easily now. If you are having a daughter then there are millions of egg cells stored in her ovaries. Not all of these will stay -- after her birth she has about three hundred thousand left. Your baby can also ‘breathe.' He inhales amniotic fluid that flows through his lungs and this is a beautiful exercise for 'real' breathing. The alveoli expand a bit and contract a bit the same way they will do with oxygen after the birth.
I am SO in love already!
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