Week: 22
Fruit/Veggie: Length of Spaghetti Squash, Weight of a Papaya
Baby Boy Changes: Our sweet baby boy is about 11 inches long and about 1 pound!! He is starting to develop tiny tooth buds in his gums. His eyes are forms, but his irises still lack pigment (hopefully he will have Aaron's blue eyes). He has lanugo (fine hair on his body) and wrinkles on his skin until he adds some fat to his body. His pancreas is developing fast which is also important for his growth and development of hormones. He looks like a "minature" newborn now. All his organs are still developing rapidly. His liver has started to make various enzymes which are required to break down billirubin (digestive fluid). Billirubin is a result of the breaking down of red blood cells. His red blood cells have a shorter life span in the womb so he makes billirubin often. Baby boy passes of the billirubin to me through the placenta and my liver gets rid of it (CRAZY how incredible it all works together).
Boy Stuff: Cant wait to meet our little boy! We still do not have a name but are trying hard to pick one. This is a hard job! :)
Movement: ALL THE TIME! I love it. Aaron got to feel him last week when he was moving like crazy! We also watched my belly and saw my shirt moving when he kicked which was neat as well!
Sleep: Sleeping well! Starting to get a little uncomfortable at night trying to stay on my side. I normally sleep on my side but i have been waking up on my back for some reason and my stomach is hurting - I guess from pressure. Then I flip back over.
Symptoms: My running nose is almost gone! It is here a little still but getting much better and I am so thankful. Last Monday I felt AWFUL and I feel much better now!
Daddy update: Daddy is doing well. He is really busy with youth stuff and work. He is so kind because he helps me out a lot and gets me water when I need it :) haha (from his sermon yesterday). He is letting me nest and that is great! :) He will just say, lets go to Babies R Us and look and that just makes me excited because he is excited. I asked him yesterday, "Are you just ready for the baby to be here?" and he said "Yes!". He is ready to meet our little boy! Not that i am not, but I enjoy pregnancy a lot more than him :)
News: We had a car wash last Saturday for our youth and raised money for NYC. I got burned pretty bad even though I put on sunscreen! Afterwords, Aaron and I went home and crashed. We both napped and just relaxed and grilled out for the evening. This weekend we are having a huge garage sale to get rid of a lot of extra stuff we have! Hopefully we can make some money to buy baby some things and update a few things in our home before baby boy gets here. Besides that, we are both busy with work and life and just enjoying being together!
Until next time!
Days until baby boy is due: 126 days (Counting today)
Mommy to Be
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