I'm Thinking:
"Isn't there anywhere you could stand besides on my bladder, Skelly Jr.?"
Baby Skelly's Development this week:
The big news this week is lung development - baby's respiratory system is almost completely mature. That means if your baby was born this week, odds are he'd be a healthy bouncing baby with just a little help from NICU.
"Isn't there anywhere you could stand besides on my bladder, Skelly Jr.?"
Baby Skelly's Development this week:
The big news this week is lung development - baby's respiratory system is almost completely mature. That means if your baby was born this week, odds are he'd be a healthy bouncing baby with just a little help from NICU.
He can now detect light and tell the difference between night and day (of course that ability will miraculously disappear once he's born and up all night screaming). His pupils will constrict and dilate in response to light.
The bones in his skull are soft and are not yet fused together. This pliability allows the bones to overlap; making that trip down the tight birth canal possible (and resulting in that surprising cone head look your baby will sport for the first few days post-birth. Don't worry, it's totally normal and that's what hats are for.)
He will continue to pack on the pounds gaining around ½ pound a week from here on out.
He weighs about 4½ pounds (probably more according to the midwife), as much as a grownup duck, and is approximately 17.5 inches long, about the same as a collarbone-length pearl necklace.
