week 22
I would like to preface this email by saying I have been nothing but sweet and kind to little Jude Oliver. I went grocery shopping and have made wonderful balanced suppers the last two days. I walked a mile both of my days off and I even did pregnancy yoga yesterday. (I am not flexible but I worked through it despite wanting to strangle the hippee-dippy lady doing the online class. "Breath through your heart... You are doing this with your baby...")
How did my little Spawn repay me? He learned a Magic Trick!!- Mind control
Last night my little guy learned that if he presses on my bladder in just a certain way I will have on overwhelming need to pee. After rushing to the bathroom I was rewarded with.... a trickle! Nothing substantial.. no relief. Every 20 minutes this was repeated- Lay down, get up.. trickle.. lay down, get up... drip drip.. Finally around 2ish I got pee with substance which lasted me almost 2 hours. After that the routine was the same but the time intervals were spread out. Who needs REM sleep? Evidently not me.
How your baby's growing:
At 11 inches (the length of a spaghetti squash) and almost 1 pound, your baby is starting to look like a miniature newborn. His lips, eyelids, and eyebrows are becoming more distinct, and he's even developing tiny tooth buds beneath his gums. His eyes have formed, but his irises (the colored part of the eye) still lack pigment. If you could see inside your womb, you'd be able to spot the fine hair (lanugo) that covers his body and the deep wrinkles on his skin, which he'll sport until he adds a padding of fat to fill them in. Inside his belly, his pancreas - essential for the production of some important hormones - is developing steadily