Getting Bigger!

• My baby is growing rapidly now! This week it weighs about half a pound more than it did last week (about 2 1/2 pounds total)
• It is over 15 inches long from head to heel.
• Its muscles and lungs are continuing to mature, and its head is getting bigger to accommodate his growing brain — which is busy developing billions of neurons.
• Every day, about 200 milligrams of calcium is deposited in my baby's skeleton, which is now hardening. With this rapid growth, it's no surprise that my baby's nutritional needs reach their peak during this trimester.
• Nearly all baby's react to sounds by 30 weeks. Careful not to yell too much, little ears are listening!
• The baby loves to jump around and move in my tummy. It's not really kicks so much anymore, it's more of a roll or repositioning its self as it adjusts his position. Often I can feel the little bum or back sticking out a certain way.