24 weeks!

I'm so happy to be 24 weeks along. Only 4 more weeks until I start my third trimester. It's going by so fast and I still have so much I want to get done. I still have 16 weeks left which seems like a long time and that's if I don't go into labor early. I know it'll fly by though, especially now that summer is over. I just want to be as prepared and ready as I can be.

Courtesy of babycenter.com, here is how Jack is developing at week 24:
How your baby's growing:
"Your baby's growing steadily, having gained about 4 ounces since last week. That puts him at just over a pound. Since he's almost a foot long (picture an ear of corn), he cuts a pretty lean figure at this point, but his body is filling out proportionally and he'll soon start to plump up. His brain is also growing quickly now, and his taste buds are continuing to develop. His lungs are developing "branches" of the respiratory "tree" as well as cells that produce surfactant, a substance that will help his air sacs inflate once he hits the outside world. His skin is still thin and translucent, but that will start to change soon."

I read on another site that 50-70% of all babies who are born between 24 and 25 weeks survive. It's just reassuring to know that the closer I get, the stronger Jack is getting and the likelihood he can survive outside of the womb is growing significantly. I'm not worried and everything is normal, but it's still nice to know that he's getting bigger and healthier.

He has been kicking up a storm and I even started feeling hiccups this week. It's the strangest thing but also really neat! It may not be so neat come November when he's bigger and it keeps me up at night, but I'm enjoying it now. Everything has been going really good and I'm loving this experience. I feel really lucky that I've been feeling so good and there haven't been any complications.




My camera has a weird spot on it, but I love using the blocks to spell out his name. I saw other pictures like this and just had to do it. I'd love to do a photo shoot in a studio but can't justify spending the money. Especially when my dad takes good pictures for free!