Week 22

This past weekend was Blues N Brews - our Mother's Day tradition. Even without any imbibing, it was still a great time. And our buddy, Joe, from Big Sky Brewing (Moose Drool beer) gave me a comfy beer shirt that I should be able to wear all summer - it's a XXL. :)

Hubs surprised me with flowers for Almost Mother's Day! He's a keeper.

Dad also pointed out that my belly is the furthest protruding part of me - thankfully for the first time! I denied it, but after standing with my back to the wall, he was right - barely.

• When you’re 22 weeks pregnant, your baby is about 7 1/2 to 8 inches long head to rump, around the length of a head of cabbage, and weighs about 1 pound.
• Your baby's sense of touch and taste progress significantly this week.
  • Taste buds begin forming.
  • Your baby's brain and nerve endings mature enough to process the sensation of touch.
• Your baby's reproductive system continues to develop. In a boy, his testes begin to descend. In a girl, her ovaries and uterus now are in place and her vagina develops. She already has all of the eggs she'll need for her own reproductive life.
• When you're 22 weeks pregnant, the surface of your baby's brain, which has previously been smooth, begins to develop folds. This creation of hills and valleys in the brain will continue until the 34th week of pregnancy, when your baby's brain will have enough surface area for a full complement of brain cells.
• Your baby continues to hear sounds from the outside world. Although these sounds are muffled behind the amniotic fluid and the protective covering of vernix, your baby soon recognizes your voice.