31 Weeks

Another week has flown by! We can't believe in roughly 7-9 weeks this little one will be here. I'm still thinking she'll be a punctual baby arriving just a day or two before her due date, but we'll see!

Here's what she's up to now at week 31:
-The rate of physical growth slows down just a bit, but even though she doesn't get much longer, she will gain a lot of weight the rest of the pregnancy.
-Fat continues accumulating. This layer of fat turns her skin from red to the rosy pink she will have as a newborn.
-Calcium, phosphorus and iron are being stored and her bones are growing and hardening. -Your baby is 16.2 inches long and weighs 3.3 pounds.
-Her brain enters another period of rapid growth, producing hundreds of billions of new nerve cells! Amazing!
-She may move to the rhythm of music. Studies with heart rates show that she also prefers some types of music to others -- already!
-Lungs are the only major organ left to complete development. Remember, that while you may be anxious to meet your little one that these last few weeks can be vital - with each day increasing your baby's ability to breathe on her own.

Spence likes to rest against my belly

Spence also likes to rest on the carpet!