Week 25

This week Caleb and I had our first shower. My work gave me a shower on our half day last Thursday. They were already going to have a luncheon, it turned into a luncheon for us!! There was a big cake, paper mache stork pinata carrying a baby "peanut", and lots of gifts! What great friends!













Baby's crown to rump length is 23 cm or 9 inches. Baby weighs about 700-800 grams or 1.5-1.75 pounds.
Baby's total length (head to toe) is approximately 11 inches.
Baby's brain looks like a mature brain now.
Alveoli appear in the lungs and begin producing surfactant.

Week 24

This week grandma and grandpa came to help with the nursery. Grandma had to come now because she is going for a month to visit Emily and Nathan's families on the east coast. And then I am going to Arizona. It was fun.
At church, grandma got to feel Caleb kick my stomach. He was kicking all over during church this week. High, low, in the middle! It was so all over, I couldn't help daddy find the kicks!
We painted the walls blue. Grandma and grandpa brought a crib. I think it looks great. We hope you like it, Caleb!

Week 24:
Baby's crown to rump length is 22 cm or 8.7 inches. Baby weighs about 600-700 grams or 1.3-1.5 pounds
Baby's eye is completely developed and will open soon.
Baby's skin is red and wrinkled.

Weeks 22 and 23

So little Caleb is getting on a schedule. He doesn't like to eat a lot at night. I often have no appetite, get heart burn, or just can't eat in the evening. Sometimes I just have a glass of milk. And I am dead exhausted way earlier than I ever used to be. In the mornings I am ravenous. And this boy has me waking up really early every day. He is an early riser!! I wake up before 6 without an alarm all the time.

Dad is feeling Caleb's kicks all the time now. We sit and watch and see the kicks on the outside of my stomach as well.

I have been gaining much slower. I have still gained about 31 pounds. I feel better since I had gained so much so fast, and it is very steady now. I am sure there will be a big growth spurt.

One day my stomach was feeling so much pressure. I felt like I had been pushing out my stomach all day, but I wasn't. I could just feel it stretching, like the muscles were sore.



Week 22:
Baby's crown to rump length is 20 cm or 7.9 inches. Baby weighs about 425-500 grams or 15 ounces -1.1 pounds.
Baby is starting to make antibodies.
Dad may be able to see or feel baby's movements.
Baby's heartbeat is getting stronger.
Week 23:
Baby's crown to rump length is 21 cm or 8.3 inches. Baby weighs about 500-600 grams or 1.1-1.3 pounds
Baby's lungs are developing. Alveoli are forming.
Baby has developed a hand grip reflex and startle reflex.
Baby is getting bigger and has less space to move around.

Week 21

This week daddy and I were saying hi to you. I was trying to see if you would kick your daddy's hand. But first he saw you kick! Then later he felt you kick for the first time also! It was so cool! Later that night he went to work and I saw a big kick on my belly. Peanut has moved off my tailbone and it isn't hurting so bad.

We called my parents and told them what we think your name will be.
Caleb Bruce Mosley

Baby's crown to rump length is 19 cm or 7.5 inches.
Baby weighs about 350-425 grams or 12.3-15 ounces.
Baby's eyelashes and eyebrows are growing.
Baby's total length (head to toe) is approximately 10 inches.
Baby now sleeps and wakes on a somewhat regular schedule.

Week 20

This week I started feeling the baby move more! A lot more often. Not really hard kicks or anything. Just little nudges. Peanut is laying real low! I am still having some tail bone back pain.

During this week I got rear ended on the freeway. Luckily after a few hours I was able to get into hear your heart beat, Peanut. The rate was going strong at 153! Whew! I had been feeling baby move all day, and after the accident felt nothing, so hearing that heart beat was great!!


This week:
Baby's crown to rump length is 18 cm or 7 inches.
Baby weighs about 300-350 grams or 10.5-12.3 ounces.
Vernix, a white lanolin-like covering, appears on baby to protect its skin.

Week 19

This week after finding out we have a boy, we hit up a giant community garage sale. We got lots of great deals on clothes and toys!!! I have got it all organized so far. No decorations yet, mom is going to come do that!! Lots of this was the stuff given to me also. Can you tell my boy has a mom who loves shoes??









I have been feeling good. I definitely look pregnant now! I get comments from people. A bunch of my former students parents have stopped me and said congrats. I had some cramping for two days straight, think my boy is growing some more!! Besides a few aches and pains, all is well! I feel the baby move every few days.

A few things about week 19..
Baby's crown to rump length is 16 cm or 6.3 inches. Baby weighs about 300 grams or 10.5 ounces.
Fetal heartbeat can be heard with fetoscope.
Baby's skin becomes less transparent.
Baby can grasp things.

Week 18

I love week 18!!!!!!!!!!! We found out on 4/14 that Peanut is a boy. I posted info on our family blog. He is 10 ounces already, above the average 8 ounces. He also is tall. They said by his measurements that they would have thought he was 20 weeks. He was moving around so much they didn't get a good profile shot. I felt him kick a couple of times the other day after I had some spicy chips.

I am still up 19 pounds. Haven't gained in awhile, so I am not that much higher than average any more like I used to be.


Here are some other facts about this week...as you can see, Peanut is bigger than average...
Baby's crown to rump length is 15 cm or 6 inches.
Baby weighs about 250 grams or 8.5 ounces.
Baby is sucking and swallowing.
Baby can hear you.

And here is the new belly shot!