Since I failed to write about the development and progress of our little man during week 19, I am just going to combine weeks 19 & 20 since Saturday will mark Week 20 - the halfway point!
Rylan's skin begins to thicken this week and will develop four layers. His sebaceous glands secrete a waxy substance called vernix caseosa and he will be born with this wax and it will look like paste. The vernix caseosa is crucial because it protects the fragile skin from the continuous immersion in amniotic fluid. Lanugo hairs secure the vernix caseosa in place and it is thick around the eyebrows. Scalp hair and toenails are beginning to form at this point. Hair can also be seen on the upper lip and eyebrows.
Rylan's development in pregnancy week 20: This week I'm carrying about 10.5 inches and 10.5 ounces of solid baby-miracle-goodness! His little delicates bones continue to ossify and toughen while his itsy bitsy finger and toe pads are finishing up. Our little monkey now has teeth buds, although they’re hidden beneath the gum line. And finally! His limbs have reached their relative proportions—no more alien baby! His cute pink lips are more defined, and might be helping out in a bit of prenatal thumb-sucking. What’s more, eyelashes and eyebrows are also visible. At this point, our little one really looks like a miniature baby—and I do mean miniature as our little swimmer currently weighs a mere eighth of his final birth weight. With half the pregnancy behind us, the most significant gains are yet to come!
This little baby is our whole world already...Butch and I can not wait to hold him in our arms, cuddle him, smell him, and feel him. Little Rylan is the best thing that could have ever happened in our lives! He is such a miracle and we won't ever forget that! I know there will be nights when we haven't had sleep and we're both up trying to soothe our baby boy, not knowing what he wants or possibly needs....but I can't tell you how much I look forward to that. Does that sound crazy?? Maybe....but he will be our little man to soothe, comfort, provide for, love, and cherish. God's precious gift.....
1 comment:
Aw girl! I remember I felt the SAME EXACT WAY! So don't feel like what you're saying is crazy, because I was there....Rylan is going to come soooo fast and then time is REALLY going to go by! By the time you know it, he's going to be walking and talking.....That's how I feel with Talon. He already says "thank you"! He's so smart and so grown up already.......
ENJOY THIS...
Love ya!
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