26 weeks pregnant

Sorry I've been MIA - things are really hectic with work and repainting the house and all the other things we're trying to get done before the baby comes. I'm really excited about Christmas and we're almost done with all our shopping! YAY :)

So the shower is going to be on the 31st of January, we haven't done invitations or anything just yet so don't panic, you'll get yours :)

This week I am 26 weeks pregnant - and feeling lots of movement. I think it's even more amazing now because baby responds to music, singing and talking and loves hearing our voices. There's certain music "it" likes too and I try and play it as often as possible. Baby's most active times are in the morning just before I get out of bed - so no more rushing out of bed in the mornings for me (YAY) and at night just before I go to sleep. It also loves moving in the bath, and my whole stomach shakes, it's quite weird LOL.

I am getting rather large, and I do have more uncomfortable times during the day now. The heat doesn't help things along but overall I'm loving my bump!

I'm getting more and more excited for the birth - I can book my bed any time from 28-32 weeks, so I'll pop around early next year to do that :)

After a month of having his eyelids sealed shut, your baby begins to open his eyes again this week. Your baby's eyes are almost completely developed. Your baby's eyes are blue in the womb and may change colors later in life. This is true for all races because the pupils do not have their final color until a few months after birth. However, some babies are born with darker or lighter shades of blue. Your growing baby will continue to put on layers of fat until he is born. He is still lean at this point of the pregnancy though. By the time your baby is born, he will assume the typical newborn's plumpness. Your baby's skin will still be wrinkled and red, but the fat continues to fill the skin out.

Finger and toe nails continue to grow.

Blood vessels start to develop in the lungs to prepare the baby for life outside the uterus.

Your baby's blood circulation is completely functional. The umbilical cord system continues to grow and thicken as blood travels with considerable force through the body to nurture the baby. The placenta is now almost equal in size to the baby.

Even though it is still way too soon for your baby to be born yet, the chance of survival without severe abnormalities is now 70% provided it is born in a hospital.