How your baby's growing:Your baby's growing steadily, having gained about 4 ounces since last week. That puts her at just over a pound. Since she's almost a foot long (picture an ear of corn), she cuts a pretty lean figure at this point, but her body is filling out proportionally and she'll soon start to plump up. Her brain is also growing quickly now, and her taste buds are continuing to develop. Her lungs are developing "branches" of the respiratory "tree" as well as cells that produce surfactant, a substance that will help her air sacs inflate once she hits the outside world. Her skin is still thin and translucent, but that will start to change soon.
I went yesterday for my monthly check-up and everything looks great for both the baby and me. Baby Girl Yoder is growing and we are right on track with my belly measurements. Her heart was beating at 153-156 bpm and sounded very strong. Peyton went with me to this appointment since they are very quick and that way she could hear her baby sister. She was very cute and pointed to my belly once we heard the heartbeat and said "Baby Sister" when I asked her if she was hearing the heartbeat.
My next appointment is in a month when I have to go have my glucose test. I am just hoping that it goes as well has it did last time and that the fruit cocktail test okay again to me.
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