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.