August 30, 2004

• 23 weeks!!

  Hello from BabyCenter!
  
  Feeling pretty good? Turn on the radio and sway to the music. With her sense of movement well developed now, your baby can feel you dance. Those dainty fetal movements have progressed to karate kicks. You may even be able to see your baby squirm underneath your clothing. You may notice throughout your pregnancy that some symptoms subside while others surface. These days, for example, you may find that any pregnancy headaches you had are a thing of the past, but your feet are starting to swell a bit. (Time to get out your roomiest, most comfy shoes or invest in a new pair.)

  How your baby's growing: Your baby is more than 11 inches long and weighs just over a pound. His skin is red and wrinkled. Blood vessels in his lungs are developing to prepare him for breathing. He can swallow, but he normally won't pass his first stool (called meconium) until after birth. Loud noises heard often in utero — such as your dog barking or the roar of a vacuum cleaner — probably won't faze your baby when he hears them outside the womb.

  

   

  We've decided that her middle name should be Huu-same as mine.  Ariana Huu Farrell .

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