Peanut's Heartbeat and 25 Week Check In!

Woohoo! Here's baby David at 25 weeks inside mommy's tummy and all is well. Here's his developmental update!

"Your little grower’s physical proportions are pretty much birth-ready and most of their remaining development will largely be weight gain and a ton of nervous system development.
The good news is: if your child were to be born premature, they’d likely survive without much trauma as their lungs started producing “surfactant” last week, which means their tiny respiratory system is getting stronger with each passing day.
Yes, now’s a good time for a minor sigh of relief and a quick pat on the back. All that hard work and conscientious living is really getting your child prepared for a healthy delivery.
In mobile-fetus news: your baby should be scootching slowly out of the breech position (head upright, with their butt-n-legs down by your pelvis) and start rotating around for a head-first exit through the birth canal.
If all goes well, and your little womb hi-jacker isn't a contrary one, they'll be locked-n-loaded in the next few weeks!
Time is short (or really long, depending on who you ask) — just (still!) 14 weeks left before you can go back to being a single-resident human!"

I also had an ultrasound a few days ago and we got some videos! You can hear his heartbeat and see him kick here:

And here's some general cuteness:

That's all for this week! There will be another update soon! Until then...

Peanut's 22 Week Checkup

Peanut in mommy's tummy at 21 weeks

Peanut had another check up today and he's super healthy! I heard his heart beat and it's strong as ever, sounds almost like a techno drum beat. He's kicking quite often and is the most active between 2pm-4pm. Here's the scoop on his development:


"Your wee babe's perfect little pancreas (a super-duper organ that produces hormones and aids in digestion) is now making its own hormones for your baby's body and brain!
Luckily for your little womb-explorer, his new balance promotes physical dexterity, which has them actively feeling out their surroundings where skin, body parts, and the resident umbilical cord are the big sensory experiences.
Your sweet babe is sort of looking like an oversized red prune right now as more and more skin (and therefore wrinkles) are showing up each week. Not to worry, all those wrinkles are just your baby's way of planning ahead for the time when they’ll start piling on all of that irresistible baby chub."

Stay tuned for another update in three weeks!