31 Weeks

Time is now officially on super warp speed! I mean, really, where did the past 8 months go? Crazy. So now the little one is a smidgen over 16 inches and weighs around 3 1/2 pounds! (Sorry, no picture... it's still about the size of the last picture and besides, Matthew got home from Boston at 2 am this morning, so needless to say there was no picture taking going on). Some very cool things happen this week n the life of the baby. The lungs are able to inflate properly and are now producing surfactant (which keep the lungs from collapsing when exposed to air)! So that's supper cool! Also its irises' can dilate and contract in response to light! The inner and the outer ears are totally formed now and the baby can hear better then ever! All 5 senses are working great at this point (though there isn't anything to smell right now). :) Also the baby's skin is nice and pink due to the white covering of fat over all those veins and arteries. Ahhhhhh, Our little one is growing up!