22 weeks!

Here's where baby C is so far in his 22 weeks of growth:

At this point in your pregnancy, your baby's brain and nerve endings are formed just enough so that the baby can feel touch! During week 22 of pregnancy, your baby may experiment with this newfound sense of touch by stroking his or her face or sucking on a thumb. Your baby may also begin to feel other body parts to see how they move.

Other fetal development that is occurring when you are about 22 weeks pregnant includes the following:


* The eyelids and eyebrows become well developed.
* The development of fingernails is completed.
* Taste buds have started to form on the tongue.
* For boys, testes have begun to descend from the abdomen to the scrotum.
* The liver is starting to break down bilirubin, which is a substance found in red blood cells. Once broken down by the liver, bilirubin is removed from the body through the intestines.

How far along? 22 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: Not quite sure, actually...
Maternity clothes? Yes—a combination of both maternity clothes and regular clothes; maternity clothes are definitely more comfortable
Stretch marks? Nope!
Sleep: Kind of a halfway sleep accompanied by rather odd and vivid dreams...
Best moment this week: Going three days without getting sick in the AM! This is huge, people!
Movement: YES--and right now, I love it. He's clearly very active.
Food cravings: Cold Milky Ways. YUM.
Gender: BOY. Yay!
Name: Haven’t signed this in blood yet, but probably Elijah.
Labor Signs: Nope… not for a while.
Belly Button in or out? In—hopefully it will stay that way.
What I miss: Feeling like heartburn was just an old person's malady.
Milestones: If we're patient, we can now SEE the baby moving. It's pretty incredible!