Week 22

It has been a great week. Dr. Longo (the specialist) says my cervix is still closed and long, which is GREAT news, because we are approaching viability, which is such a huge relief. Week 23 is the beginning of viability, according the Dr. Longo, and certain viability starts at week 28. It is all not that far away!! We have started registering, although some of the bigger items that are registered are subject to change...So, mom and dad and whoever, don't buy yet!! I will be solidifying our furniture, etc. in the next couple of days. We are registered at Babies R Us (www.babiesrus.com) and Target (www.target.com). That is a lot of fun!! Eli has been busy moving around. Our ultrasound showed him to be 1 lb, which is the 45th percentile (whatever that means)...I guess he is average sized. His organs and all looked great! No appearant deformities! YEAY! He is a growing, busy boy! He just wiggles and moves...There must be a lot going on in there!! He had the hiccups on Thurs when they did our scan! It was so cute to see his little belly jump!! Everything seems to be text book for now! We are so excited! We'll keep you posted in the weeks to come! Hopefully things will stay uneventful!! :)

Your pregnancy: 22 weeks

Your baby now looks like a miniature newborn, checking in at 10.9 inches (the length of a spaghetti squash) and almost 1 pound. Her skin will continue to appear wrinkled until she gains enough weight to fill it out, and the fine hair (lanugo) that covers her head and body is now visible. Her lips are becoming more distinct, and the first signs of teeth are appearing as buds beneath her gum line. Her eyes are developed, though the iris (the colored part of the eye) still lacks pigment. Eyelids and eyebrows are in place, and her pancreas, essential for hormone production, is developing steadily.