24 weeks - did you know?

• Baby boy is continuing to gain weight and starting to fill out. He is about 1 1/2 pounds and about 13 inches long.
• His ears are done.
• His fingernails are done.
• Baby boy is about to kick up the dance party a notch because he can now hear and react to sounds from the outside world.  Studies show that babies find gently music and Mommy's voice most soothing.
• Baby boy's taste buds are still growing.
• His bones are continuing to ossify (harden).
• His brain is growing rapidly.
• Baby boy's lungs are becoming more developed and more complex.  The branches of the main lung are beginning to form as well as special cells that will produce surfactant.  Surfactant is necessary for the airs sacs to inflate easily.