Week 27- Rutabaga

We are in love with our Lil' Valentine Rylan!

Mommy stopped working (Teaching Kindergarten) this week based on our doctor's advice. Mommy has contractions that should not be happening this early. I will be doing a lot of resting at home to keep you & I healthy so that you do not decide to come meet us too early! Stay in there and keep growing baby Rylan.

Your Baby
This week marks the end of the second trimester. Babies who are born between 27 and 32 weeks' have a good chance of survival (between 80-95% depending on the week of gestation and the quality of medical care received). Your baby is beginning a very active stage in its cramped quarters. The amniotic fluid has decreased, which means you’ll feel every movement more than before. Your baby will be practising the sucking reflex in order to prepare for breastfeeding. Your baby's neurones and brain tissue are rapidly developing, and even brain waves are working just as a newborns’ brain would. Even though the skeleton is completely developed, your baby's joints are not connected yet. If your baby is a boy, the testes will have finished their descent at this point. Your baby's immune system, liver and lungs are still continuing to develop and preparing to function on their own. Your baby's tiny eyelids are beginning to open, and the retinas have begun to develop.