Growing by leaps and bounds, our baby is leaping and bounding. He or she is on the move almost constantly — and those movements are a far cry from those jerky twitches of last trimester (though I won't feel any of them for weeks to come). They are now ballet-like, smooth and fluid--we have a little dancer already! If you could catch a glimpse of our fetus now, you'd see a baby the size of your clenched fist--a skill, by the way, our little one now has--so maybe we have a boxer instead. Your baby also has the coordination, strength, and smarts to wiggle his or her fingers and toes and even suck a thumb (how cute is that?).
It'll be years before we'll start nagging our offspring to stand up straight — but unbelievably, he or she is doing it right now, without any prodding! No slouch anymore, our baby's neck is getting longer and his or her head is getting more erect (giving a more straightened-out appearance). And speaking of that head, our baby could be sprouting some hair (though the final color may not be determined until birth) and the eyebrows are filling in, too.
Hair growth isn't limited to the baby's head, though. He or she is also covered with a downy coating of hair called lanugo, largely there for warmth. As fat accumulates later on in my pregnancy (the baby's fat, not mine — though that will accumulate, too), most of the lanugo will shed — though some babies, especially those born early, still have a fuzzy coating at delivery (it sheds soon afterward). Tammy (mother of two) loves this sweet little lanugo "peach fuzz" and I hope I can catch some still on my little one, too!
I can't make my own growth and experiences sound as positive as the baby's right now, though. I am back into the "please don't talk, your voice is really irritating" stage. God, that sounds so horrible! I am quite uncomfortable most of the time. I hate socks and also have a problem with my toes most days. I don't know why exactly (we'll call this phenomenon "preggo's prerogative") but I wish my feet would just go away! I hate having sleeves on, and frankly, I can see how people like Britany are driven to shaving their heads....my hair feels sooo uncomfortable right now!
So, in my past experiences this will be over any minute and rainbows and butterflies will be coming out of my a**, and all will be hunky dory. But until then Taco Bell and Pepsi are all that sound good to me (since WHEN have I ever liked Pepsi????!) and please don't give me any pregnancy advice! Why, oh, why do people feel the need to do that? And constantly gage the growth of your waist line? Oh my--that is a whole other blog, folks!
***Rainbows & Butterflies and Beef Supreme Gorditas to ALL!***
It'll be years before we'll start nagging our offspring to stand up straight — but unbelievably, he or she is doing it right now, without any prodding! No slouch anymore, our baby's neck is getting longer and his or her head is getting more erect (giving a more straightened-out appearance). And speaking of that head, our baby could be sprouting some hair (though the final color may not be determined until birth) and the eyebrows are filling in, too.
Hair growth isn't limited to the baby's head, though. He or she is also covered with a downy coating of hair called lanugo, largely there for warmth. As fat accumulates later on in my pregnancy (the baby's fat, not mine — though that will accumulate, too), most of the lanugo will shed — though some babies, especially those born early, still have a fuzzy coating at delivery (it sheds soon afterward). Tammy (mother of two) loves this sweet little lanugo "peach fuzz" and I hope I can catch some still on my little one, too!
I can't make my own growth and experiences sound as positive as the baby's right now, though. I am back into the "please don't talk, your voice is really irritating" stage. God, that sounds so horrible! I am quite uncomfortable most of the time. I hate socks and also have a problem with my toes most days. I don't know why exactly (we'll call this phenomenon "preggo's prerogative") but I wish my feet would just go away! I hate having sleeves on, and frankly, I can see how people like Britany are driven to shaving their heads....my hair feels sooo uncomfortable right now!
So, in my past experiences this will be over any minute and rainbows and butterflies will be coming out of my a**, and all will be hunky dory. But until then Taco Bell and Pepsi are all that sound good to me (since WHEN have I ever liked Pepsi????!) and please don't give me any pregnancy advice! Why, oh, why do people feel the need to do that? And constantly gage the growth of your waist line? Oh my--that is a whole other blog, folks!
***Rainbows & Butterflies and Beef Supreme Gorditas to ALL!***
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You don't want pregnancy advice from moi? I have never done it before, but I know EVERYTHING there is to know about EVERYTHING. :p
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