Mommy is now 5 months pregnant and halfway through the pregnancy with you! Wow!! Time flies. You probably weigh about 10 1/2 ounces now. You are also around 6 1/2 inches long from head to bottom and about 10 inches from head to heel — the length of a banana. (For the first 20 weeks, when a baby's legs are curled up against his torso and hard to measure, measurements are taken from the top of his head to his bottom — the "crown to rump" measurement. After 20 weeks, he's measured from head to toe.)
You are swallowing more these days, which is good practice for your digestive system.....You get the hiccups every now and then! You are also producing meconium, a black, sticky by-product of digestion. This gooey substance will accumulate in your bowels, and we will see it in your first soiled diaper.
Now that Mommy has hit the halfway mark in her pregnancy. The top of her uterus should be about level with the belly button, however, last week the doctor said the uterus was measuring a little over 2 weeks ahead. Mommy isn't convinced since she feels her fundus more near the belly button....I wonder what the measurement will be at the next OB visit on May 22. Mommy has also gained around 8 lbs so far....which is right on track with appropriate weight gain. She can expect to gain another pound or so each week from now on.
It is hard to believe that now is the time to sign up for childbirth classes and breastfeeding classes. I think Mommy and Daddy are hoping to sign up for a May 19th class. Hopefully the class isn't full yet. If it is, then they may have to wait for awhile because Daddy will be at some National Guard Training in June.
Your nursery furniture has been ordered and is trickling in. Hopefully by mid week, the complete set will be here and ready for assembly. Luckily it didn't take 12 weeks to ship like some companies do! Can't wait to see it all in your room!
Love you much! Grandma Dason
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