22 Weeks

I've got a quick post for today!  Bray is growing and moving like crazy!  Last night Judd felt her kick for the first time, it was so cool!  Now it's not just a little thing between the two of us, others can feel her, too!  Last weekend, I even got a video of how hard she's kicking.  I put a remote on my stomach, and you can see it jump when she kicks.  You have to fast forward to about 1:00 in to see it:

Fast forward to about a minute in to see it jump!

I don't have a picture from this week yet, but we are going to visit Jessica and Josh in Birmingham and I'll be sure to get one then.  Here is a picture from going out last Friday night at 21 weeks 1 day - quite a growth spurt!

Bray's progress in Week 22:

Guess what? At 22 weeks pregnant, your baby has finally broken the one-pound mark. How heavy is that? Hold a one-pound box of sugar in your hand the next time you're in the grocery story (and expect people to ask you why you're grinning from ear to ear). Is the box eight inches long? That's about the length your baby is too!

This week, your sweetie is making more sense of the world as he or she develops the sense of touch. In fact, your little one's grip is quite developed by now — and since there's nothing else to grab in utero, he or she may sometimes hold on tight to that umbilical cord (don't worry — it's tough enough to handle it). The sense of sight is also getting more developed. Your fetus can now perceive light and dark much better than before (even with those fused eyelids). But remember — unless you're shining a flashlight over your belly (which you can do, by the way), it'll be mostly dark for your baby inside that cozy womb of yours.

Moving up from the eyes, the eyelashes and eyebrows are well formed now — and even more hair is sprouting atop that cute little head. You'd be quite surprised, though, if you could see your little one up close and in color. Hair at this stage of fetal development has no pigment, so it's bright white.