happy tuesday!

happy tuesday! amelie and i don't have any plans today but it's a beautiful morning and if the weather holds i think i'll take her to the park! for some reason amelie woke up early this morning but is in a really good mood--which makes everything much more enjoyable (it also helps that i'm in a good mood =-). she was asking this morning where daddy was and i told her he was at work and her response was, "daddy's at work--he's playing piano!" of course, that's not what steve does all day but that's pretty much the only work related activity she sees him doing, so that's what he must do all day! she makes me smile!



Week 22
Your Baby's Development



This week nerve endings become functional enough so that Baby can feel! She may experiment with this new sense of touch by stroking her face or feeling other body parts to see how they move. You may feel Baby stretching her muscles by pushing against the muscular wall of your uterus with her feet or head.

In addition, Baby's liver is busy breaking down bilirubin, a substance formed by the breakdown of hemoglobin in blood cells. Because a baby's liver can only break down a limited amount of bilirubin, the excess is passed on to you through the placenta to filter from your liver. Baby weighs almost a pound now, and is seven to eight inches long. Although she's filling out, her body still appears wrinkled because she lacks a significant layer of fat beneath her skin.

Other developments taking place this week include:

Baby will form distinct lips.
If Baby is a boy, testes, which have been tucked up inside the pelvis, will begin to descend into the scrotum this week and immature sperm will form in the seminal vesicles.
Baby's eyes will complete formation, although the iris (the colored part of the eye) will still lack pigment.
The pancreas, essential to hormone production, will continue to develop steadily.