Week 23

At just over a pound, Caleb's the size of a large mango right now--add in those active little legs and he's probably just under a foot long. His sense of movement is well-developed by this point, which means he should fall into regular patterns of sleeping or resting when I'm up and about and awake and moving when I'm still. Blood vessels in his lungs are developing to prepare them to breathe outside the womb and his well-developed ears are probably beginning to notice familiar sounds like mom or dad talking or Abby whining.

If I ever complained about how much Abby moved around inside of me, I take it all back. This baby is giving his big sister a run for her money. He seems to be in constant motion, and the times I think he's still and pause to see if I'm right, he starts right back up again. He kicks, rolls, hiccups and even head butts my insides for most of the day and night. I'm afraid by the time he's born my uterus is going to be completely out of shape and fairly badly bruised. No visible movements yet, but my knee-jerk reaction to his knee-jerking is enough to alert most anyone in the room to his activity.

Please continue to pray for relief from the sciatic nerve pain in my back and leg, and for a continued healthy pregnancy!