Claire is about the length of an ear of corn this week.
Your baby has caught up with an ear of corn in size and gained about 1/4 pound since last week. (Length: almost a foot.)
* Bring on the bulk! Baby gains about 6 ounces this week. The weight is in muscle, bone mass and organs.
* Her body begins to fill out with his appearance increasingly becoming more like a newborn. (Over the next three months your baby will have the biggest weight gain)
* Her skin is still thin and translucent, but that will start to change soon
* The brain is very active now and is regulating all other body functions.
* Brain waves are beginning to activate the auditory and visual systems, causing the baby’s mouth and lips to become sensitive.
* Eyes will respond to light and the ears are reactive to sounds from outside of the uterus.
* Your baby may be able to tell when they are upside down now because their inner ear is completely developed.
* Taste buds begin to form. If mom drinks something strange or bitter, baby may be observed showing his distaste.
* Little creases have appeared on his palms. The muscular coordination of his hands has improved as he sucks his thumb.
* Over the next seven days the sweat glands will be forming in the skin.
* His lungs are developing "branches" of the respiratory "tree" and cells that produce surfactant, a substance that helps the air sacs inflate easily.
* This week your baby is officially considered viable.
* Baby weighs 1.3 pound (600gm) and is 11.8 inches (30cm) long -- almost the length of a ruler!
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