Week 28: I'm making blood, fat & hormones!

Fetal development in pregnancy week 28

~length
14.8 in | 37.5 cm

~weight
2.2 lbs | 1 kg

You know how you’ve been feeling like a whale with legs?
To state the obvious, that feeling isn't going anywhere until you finally get down to the hard work (aka labor) of evicting your womb-squatter.
For the time being, your little genius is in the fat collection business!
Despite being a bipedal whale, this fetal fat collection stuff is serious business, and you’ve got to put up with it because it’s going to keep your little porker warm and healthy after birth, since their brain will be unable to regulate their tiny baby-body's temperature.
Other good stuff from inside the womb: your little explorer's eyes are doing lots of blinking this week because they’re now responding to light and dark!
And in life-critical physical developments: your champ's tiny industrious bone marrow is now a major construction site for blood cells, while their super-cute adrenal glands are actually producing androgen and estrogen — which will stimulate your body to begin milk production.
Say “Moo”!


And how's mom doing?

If you’ve not yet made up your mind, it's about time to take a deep breath and dive into the name-game.
Mom is also loving APRICOT!!  It can go on toast, graham crackers, crackers, fingers, chicken, the list goes on!!  Mom is also finding herself out of breath a lot easier these days and everything seems like a chore.  Seems like everything drops out of her hands so she has to bend over, not fun!  This last week has been filled with movement from Baby Weldon, all the kicking has been in the upper part of the stomach by the rib area where it feel like little fingers are reaching out.  Mom has also felt you do a complete 180 and moved from one side of her belly to the other - crazy feeling, especially when one side of the belly than gets bigger!