Week 24, Happy Fourth of July!!!

WEEK 24- Mia is a foot long!

Rusty loves Mia too!

How far along? 24 Weeks, 5 days
Total weight gain: 13 +
Maternity clothes? Bought some maternity jeans! yeay! Here I'm just using the belly band and my jeans and a shirt
Stretch marks? Not yet, still moisturizing! 
Best moment this week:  Feeling Mia move so much! I love it! And daddy can feel her too :D
Miss Anything? not really, sometimes a nice cold beer or a glass of wine, but oh well! And my back has been hurting (tailbone). I've heard it's going to get worse, but I really can't wait till I go back to normal.
Movement: more & more each day!
Food cravings: fruits and sweets....like lots and lots of sweets!
Anything making you queasy or sick: haven't been feeling good all this week, tummy troubles again?? :(
Gender: Girl
Labor Signs: No
Belly Button in or out? In-ish
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy, happy girls :D
Looking forward to: Today should be fun :) and next week is Zane and Olivia's wedding and we get to visit home and grandparents :D Also looking forward to the third trimester, because it means it's getting closer to meeting our baby girl!!!


From baby2see.com

Week Twenty Four: Practices breathing

You are 24 weeks pregnant. (fetal age 22 weeks) The child is now gaining around 3 ounces (90 grams) a week. Baby weighs about 1.3 pounds and is 12 inches long. Baby weighs about 600 grams and is 30cm (crown to heel) long. The eyelids can be seen very clearly. If born at this stage is officially considered viable, they may well be able to survive. The lungs are developing branches of the respiratory tree and cells that produce surfactant. This is a substance that helps the air sacs inflate easily and also keeps the small air sacs in our lungs from collapsing. The baby practices breathing by inhaling amniotic fluid into developing lungs. The unborn baby is covered with a fine, downy hair and the skin is protected by a waxy substance. Some of this substance may still be on the child's skin at birth at which time it will be quickly absorbed. Baby gains about 3 ounces this week. The weight is in muscle, bone mass and organs. The body begins to fill out with its appearance increasingly becoming more like that of a newborn. Taste buds begin to form. If mom drinks something strange or bitter, baby may be observed showing his or her distaste. Little creases have appeared on his palms. The muscular coordination of the hands has improved as they sucks their thumb. Over the next week or so, the sweat glands will be forming in the skin. Baby now weighs about 1.3 pound (600gm) and is around 12 inches (30cm) long.