23wks

Well I'm 23 weeks today, 17 weeks left. (About 119 days, almost down to double digits!!) I can't believe January is about half over. We are busy getting ready for Chloie's birthday party time has been flying. 4 more weeks & i'll be in the last trimester! I really can't believe how fast this has been going and I know it will only go faster! After Chloie's party we will get started on the nursery.

Symptoms:
*Fatigue (I thought I'd have more energy the 2nd trimester, not really)
*Slight nesting instincts- I am dying to decorate the nursery, still need everything!
*Feeling a lil dizzy
*Feeling kicks/punches and hiccups
*Seeing my belly move from the outside
*Still have Braxton Hicks Contractions

Claire is probably about a pound or bigger now. She's about the size of a big mango.



* Proportions of the body are now quite similar to a newborn although thinner since he hasn't begun to form body fat.
* His sense of movement is well developed
* Bones located in the middle ear harden.
* Your baby is able to hear. (Dads, did you know: low-frequency sounds mimicking a male voice penetrate the abdomen and uterine wall better than the higher frequencies of the female voice?)
* All the nerve cells are all in place now and will begin to join together to fully form a nervous system.
* Blood vessels in her lungs are developing to prepare for breathing
* His nostrils will open and the enamel that will cover baby’s teeth is forming.
* The eyes are formed, though the iris still lacks pigmentation.
* The pancreas, essential in the production of hormones, is developing steadily. She has begun producing insulin, important for the breakdown of sugars.
* If born now, your baby has a 15% chance of survival, his odds going up with each passing day.
* The average baby at this stage weighs 1.1 pound (501gm) and is 11.38 inches (28.9cm) long.