I feel everything, mom!

The baby has grown up and is gradually approaching the height and weight with which she will be born. But she still needs to roughly double her weight, so don't forget to eat a varied and full diet.

Your peanut has already developed all 5 senses: sight, hearing, taste, smell and touch, therefore the small brain develops faster than ever. Connections between nerve cells in the brain are forming actively (and there are trillions of them, can you imagine!!!). Your baby is like a complex computer that can perform many actions at the same time. This week the areas of the little brain responsible for different functions also begin to specialize. Interestingly, does she herself even realize what a little genius she's becoming?

Speaking of the senses, the baby still can't use her sense of smell, because she is in the amniotic fluid and does not breathe in the way we are used to. But when she is born and breathes in, the first smell she feels will become her favorite. Guess what smell? It’s yours, mother's smell of course!

The little one has already developed some kind of routine: she sleeps longer and is more awake. Perhaps you even managed to understand at what time the baby likes to sleep — try to relax too at this moment. And if she has been quiet for longer than usual, please don’t try to jog her awake with something sweet — that is not a test of anything. Lie down on your side somewhere quiet and count instead: kicks, rolls, jabs and flutters all count, and you are looking for 10 in 2 hours. If you don’t get there, or her pattern just feels off, call your doctor or midwife the same day.

And what does your little chick do while you are preparing the nest for her appearance? She makes faces, hiccups, swallows, breathes, “pedals” with arms and legs and sucks her thumb. Some babies suck their fingers so intensely while in the tummy that they are born with a callus on the thumb. What a sweet sucker! Have you already decided what treat you'll give her when she is born?

Measuring a baby:
Height: Crown to rump: 11 in (28 cm)
Crown to heels: 16 in (41.1 cm)
Weight 3.53 lbs (1.6 kg)