Third Trimester! Where is the time going?!

It is hard to believe at this point in my last pregnancy we welcomed our sweet TINY little Jacob to the world!

Week 29:I'm spleen-tastic!

Fetal development in pregnancy week 29

~length
15.3 in | 38.8 cm

~weight
2.5 lbs | 1.1 kg

If you’ve been feeling weird little fluttering butterflies in your belly, it’s not just your run-of-the-mill pre-birth performance anxiety.

Actually, it's your amazing baby with a case of the hiccups: a fairly common occurrence at this point, due to them practicing breathing for their big birthday.

In addition to getting a round of butterfly-like hiccups, your little swimmer has arduously managed to accumulate enough baby fat to account for nearly 3.5% of their overall body weight.

Yeah, compared to we lardy adults, it’s not very impressive, but considering they used to have NO fat, it’s certainly a healthy (and body-warming) accomplishment in its way.

Another fantastic life-critical accomplishment: your baby's spleen is now in charge of hematopoiesis — the 10 dollar name for the process involved in building up certain important blood components.