16 Weeks

Not a whole lot to report since Monday's appointment. The picnic last night was fun. It amazes how early it is getting dark though!!! It was totally dark at 7:15. Thank goodness some of the kids had on shoes that lit up when they ran....we never would have found them!!!!

We definitely will be making a trip to Colorado on November 2nd. We received a letter in the mail this weekend that gives us our hearing time and everything!!!! We will be flying out of Friday morning and coming back Saturday afternoon. I hope the quick trip and the flights won't be too hard on Garrett!!!

Garrett is doing great!!! He actually slept through the night last night. He does that occasionally, and every time he does, it feels so good!!!! He loves to gab in the car on our way to Marilyn's in the morning. It is so much fun to hear him "talk". The weather is starting to feel like football weather.....we are going to have to get Garrett a new Chiefs outfit. He has one that he can wear, and one that he has outgrown!!!! I have a feeling he will grow out of his one pretty quickly!!!!

16 Weeks
~Fat begins to form underneath skin, providing your baby with insulation for the coming months.
~Did you know that both baby and placenta are now about the same size?
~Your little one has reached 4.57 inches (11.6cm) and approximately 3.53 ounces (100gm).
~His head and neck are held straighter now.
~This is a week of "mights!" You might hear the tiny thumps of his heartbeat with an external monitor now. The genitals are developed sufficiently that an experienced sonographer might be able to determine if your baby is a boy or a girl.
~Her heart is pumping as much as 6 gallons of blood a day and beats at a rate about double your heartrate.
~If you could take a peek inside, you would witness your child's reflexes in action! (Sucking, swallowing and blinking are now evident.) She is probably even hiccuping even though you don't feel it yet!
~Your baby has learned to breathe! This is apparent from the regular movements of his chest. Isn't it amazing that he is able to breathe "underwater," inhaling and exhaling small amounts of amniotic fluid? These actions help the lungs to develop and grow.