Week 21

Week 21

By the end of this week, your baby will measure about 7 inches from crown to rump and tip the scales at nearly a pound. Not too shabby for someone who barely weighed an ounce 10 weeks ago! Part of her growth spurt is likely because her stomach is now equipped to start absorbing energy-boosting nutrients from the amniotic fluid she's swallowing in there. (But most of your baby's nourishment is still coming directly from the placenta.)

Your baby's hearing is becoming even more fine-tuned now. In addition to making out your heartbeat, stomach rumblings, pulsing blood vessels, and your voice resonating inside the uterus, she can also hear sounds and conversations coming from the world outside of Mama. So have your partner chat her up regularly, too! This doesn't have to be nightly renditions of Goodnight Moon, by the way. You can each read regular books or mags aloud, sing along with the radio, or even just give baby a brief recap of your day -- especially all the parts where you couldn't stop thinking about her!

Randy and I have been playing Mozart for the babies at night. Also, Randy talks to them regularly at night. They hear me all day so it's important for him to have them recognize his voice too :) Again, its been another wonderful week. Pregnancy is GREAT! I am getting bigger each week and it lets me know that they are growing and growing. I LOVE when they move and kick, it's reassurance they are really there and doing great :) And I love to imagine what they are doing. We have another ultrasound this week which I always look forward to. We LOVE seeing them, learning how they are doing and hearing their little heart beats.

Love, Megan +2