So I’m at 24 weeks today. I go in tomorrow for another ultrasound (last time they didn’t get a clear shot of the 4 chambers of the heart) and then have my check up. I’m REALLY hoping I’m measuring a week under – cause I’m feeling big! LOL I know I’m on my 3rd kid and women gain the weight faster with every kid they have, but it doesn’t mean I couldn’t wish I was smaller! LOL (Especially when you see my friend, Leona, who only has 2 months left and I’m already bigger than her! Brat) 😉 I keep waiting for my sister to sing “Here we go a waddling along the streets of green” to me like I used to do to her when she was pregnant – I’m a waddling too. LOL Welp, here’s the info on week 24:
Your baby’s growing steadily, having gained about 4 ounces since last week. That puts him at just over a pound. Since he’s almost a foot long (picture an ear of corn), he cuts a pretty lean figure at this point, but his body is filling out proportionally and he’ll soon start to plump up. His brain is also growing quickly now, and his taste buds are continuing to develop. His lungs are developing “branches” of the respiratory “tree” as well as cells that produce surfactant, a substance that will help his air sacs inflate once he hits the outside world. His skin is still thin and translucent, but that will start to change soon.