26 weeks - did you know?

• Baby Boy Nilsen is approximately just under 2 pounds and just under 14 inches. Baby will continue to put on a lot of weight in the 3rd trimester and fatten up.  He is pretty lean and slender right now.
• The development that is occurring in this stage may seem small and insignificant, but it is very important as the baby begins to prepare for his entry into the world.
• The nerve pathways in the ears are developing and allowing baby to respond more consistently to the sounds he hears.
• Baby boy is continuing to swallow amniotic fluid which is causing his lungs to develop.
• His eyelids have finally separated (they were fused closed previously) and he is finally having his first looks around the studio in Mommy's belly. His eyes are blue in the womb and may change color later in life.  Pupils do not have their final color until a few months after birth.
• Baby boy has recently acquired the ability to say "yes" or "no" in rudimentary sign language as he can now move his head back and forth.
• Brain tissue and neaurons are all developing at a rapid pace, increasing his brain activity and will continue to function at accelaterated levels for the first seven to eight years of childhood.
• Baby boy's blood circulation is completely functional.