Week 27

We are going to our prenatal classes still and they are full of great information.  Last week, the nurse showed us all the epidural needles and catheters and went over the procedure.  It's nice to know what all will be going with me during labor.  This week (tonight) we'll go on a hospital tour to see all the monitoring and security systems, etc.  Should be interesting.

So what is Sofia up to this week?  She is almost 2 pounds (908 grams) and about 14.5 inches or 37 cm.  Her lungs, liver and immune system keep maturing.  This week the brain keeps developing quickly and the eyelids which have been closed start to open so the retinas can begin to form.

The second trimester is almost over and mom's body will make a few changes for the last stretch like starting to get braxton-hicks, the false contractions.  Here is a pic of what the baby looks like today inside:

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    This weekend Thomas and I will go get some professional pregnancy pictures, so sit tight they are coming :)  I got a hair cut too so double shock for those of you who have not seen me lately.
    Next weekend we are off to Houston and we'll get to see a lot of the family.  I'm excited to see my parents, Manuel, Ruth and fam, aunts, uncles, cousins, and grandmother... lots of people!  We'll have a great time :)

Week 26

Sofia is doing wonderful.  The last ultrasound showed all her vital signs to be in good shape.  She was very active during the whole appointment.  Here are some pictures of her tiny but well developed feet.  

I can feel her moving a whole lot more.  She's pretty active in the morning, all the way until about 10am and then I think she goes to sleep. 

3 more months and she will be here :)

Week 25 - Moving right along

I have started to really feel Sofia move around these past couple of weeks.  She's very active in the morning, around 9 or 10 am.  We also went to our first prenatal class.  I really like the nurse teaching the course and she has a lot of information.  There are 5 classes altogether, one every week.  She talked about common discomforts in pregnancy and how to ease them and we talked about some of what will happen during labor.

This week Sofia is gaining weight, up to 1.5 lb (681 grams) and can measure up to 13.5 inches or 34.3 cm.  She's also discovering and using her hands, which are fully developed (fingerprints too), a lot more to learn about her environment. She can even make a fist!

She will also be concentrating on gaining some baby fat to fill out her wrinkly skin.  Under this skin, capillaries are forming and filling with blood.  Air sacks also lined with capillaries are developing in her lungs.  Her lungs are also developing surfactant which will help the lungs expand at birth.  On this week, the structure of the spine also begins to form.  Her nostrils have been plugged up until now will start to open as well as getting the vocal chords ready.

This weekend we are heading to Austin to visit with Ruth, Andrew, Audrey and my mom.  Audrey is doing great and has grown a couple of inches already.  Can't wait to see them :)