24 Weeks

We went for our midwife appointment on the 10th, everything is great. We love Linda our midwife, she is so funny. Josh gets to find the heart beat, and we can listen as long as we like. It is nice to not feel rushed during the visit. I wait all month to hear that amazing sound. I am still measuring big, no surprise. I have gained some weight, no surprise. I am really working to keep it to a reasonable amount. Our next appointment is on the 15th. I will have the glucose test at that visit.

Here is a little more about how Fin is developing

Week 24: Breathe baby, breathe!Fetal development in pregnancy week 24:fetus in sixth month This is another big week for your smaller-than-life magic growing baby! Just take a look at the checklist for this week: 1) ears—done; 2) fingernails—done; 3) (if you have a boy) testicles—taking their 3-4 day trip from the abdominal wall to the scrotum; and 4) lungs walls—secreting “surfactant”. What’s that? Well, surfactant is sort of what it sounds like: a surface-activated fat whose main purpose is to assist the air sacs (their little lungs) during inflation (as in: filling with air, not getting more expensive). Just in case you’re curious, your submerged baby is still breathing in amniotic fluid, preparing and rehearsing the lungs an oxygen-filled life outside the womb. By the end of this week, your child is around 2 lbs and 14 inches long—perhaps a little more plump, but isn't anywhere near their full baby-fatted cute-self. Most of the cutesy “filling out” is coming up in that long awaited (and slightly dreaded?) third trimester. Woo-hoo! Get ready!