23 Weeks

Baby Jack is about to pack on the pounds! He already weighs over a pound and will add quickly now and by the end of the month will double in weight! Right now, his organs and bones are visible through his skin, which has a red hue due to developing veins and arteries beneath. But once those fat deposits settle in, he'll become less transparent.

His sense of movement is well developed by now. This means he can feel when I dance. (Kamryn and I dance around the house all the time....being silly.) Blood vessels in his lungs are developing to prepare for breathing, and the sounds that his increasingly keen ears pick up are preparing him for entry into the outside world. Loud noises that become familiar now probably won't faze him when he hears them outside the womb.

We go for our 23 week check up tomorrow. We don’t have a sonogram scheduled but I’ll be happy just to hear that sweet heartbeat. :)