23 & 24 Weeks

Once again, I got a little behind, so I'm combining two weeks into one post. Over the past week, he was the size of a large mango. His ears were in a period of rapid development, and he can now hear many of the noises in the outside world, which is helping to prepare him for joining us.

While all this development was going on over the past week, we were busy celebrating another exciting event. We spent Sunday with the family celebrating Jen and John's engagement. They will be married on October 10, 2009. Everyone was on hand to celebrate this exciting news, and it was fun to be with them as they took another big step toward a new life together.



Today, we hit the 24 week mark, meaning we have entered the third trimester. At this point, he's about the size of an ear of corn. His lungs are developing this week, preparing to be able to breathe. His brain and taste buds also continue to devleop this week. He has also begun to have periods of both sleep and awake time.


Today, we also had another ultrasound. It was actually a 3D ultrasound, so we got some amazing pictures, which you can see below. I think that he looks like my brother, and Mike agreed that he could see the resemblance (after laughing at me and saying that all babies look alike). He's clearly going to be quite an adorable little boy -- and not just because he's our son! The ultrasound technician and doctor both were again shocked by how much he's moving around, and he was actually being pretty quiet at the time! He's definitely quite active and full of energy. He seems to kick quite vigorously whenever I eat. Mike thinks he can hear the food coming down and knows he's getting some soon and just gets so excited for it that he can hardly contain himself. The ultrasound also revealed that he is weighing in at 1 pound, 9 ounces at this point, still a bit above average by about a week or so of development.

So, enjoy the new pictures, and let us know if you think you notice any resemblances! We'll be interested to see if you agree with our assessment.