Just an update on what's going on with our sweet boy in there:
Your baby's lungs and digestive tract are almost fully developed. While your baby may soon slow up growing in length, (he measures about 15.7 inches/ 40 centimetres from crown to toe by now), he will continue to gain weight until he's born. This week your baby continues to open and shut his eyes. He can probably see what's going on in utero, distinguish light from dark and even track a light source. If you shine a light on your stomach, your baby may move his head to follow the light or even reach out to touch the moving glow. Some researchers think baring your stomach to light stimulates visual development. But don't expect 20/20 vision when your baby is born -- newborns can see a distance of only about 8 to 12 inches/ 20 to 30 centimetres. (Children with normal vision don't reach 20/20 vision until about age 7 to 9.) To complete the picture, your baby now has eyebrows and eyelashes.
Also, he still moves ALL the time. But he especially likes singing as I have noticed him moving NONSTOP during church and while I drive in the car. Maybe he will be a rock star! :) Have a great weekend.
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Hi Arrie! So glad that
...sorry about the unfinished comment, something weird happened. I was in the middle of letting you know how glad I am that your pregnancy is going so well! I was also going to ask you what book you bought that tells how the baby is developing. I'd like to buy the same one once we're expecting. :)
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