Today I am 23 weeks exactly. Its amazing how things change in a weeks time. I am definitely beginning to show more and the little marshmallow moves a lot more too. Especially when I lay down. Over the weekend I was having some pain in one area of my back and Shaun helped me by rubbing it. The minute he put pressure in a very particular spot, where most of the discomfort was, the little marshmallow moved like crazy! I have a feeling he or she was hanging out near by lower back and was just causing some discomfort there.

At 23 weeks, the following changes have occurred in our Little Marshmallow:

• During this week our little ones lungs will develop rapidly, preparing for life on the “outside”. During this development the lungs produce surfactant which lines the air sacs of the lungs, and blood vessels in the lungs continue to grow.
• Our little one will now start making breathing movements that are trial runs for later on.
• Our baby looks like a baby now, but is slender and delicate looking. The skin is loose, thin and wrinkled and will remain that way until fat production catches up with skin production.
• Our little ones fingernails are now fully formed and he or she weighs about 1 pound 2 ounces.

By next week there will be even bigger changes! Hopefully I can also get my OB to do an in office ultrasound so that we can find out the sex of the baby! We shall see, our fingers are crossed.