Me and My Hardworking Mom

Mommy has been working really hard the past days. And I must say, I'm not too happy about it. Why? Because she's causing me too much stress. Can't she just work like the usual and just wait for Daddy to do more of the earning stuff? Maybe she's thinking that she's some kind of a superwoman who can do everything even if she's 25 weeks pregnant with me. Sometimes I feel like shouting in here and scream at mom, "Hey Mom! Take a break, will you? At least, think about me in here. I'm not having a grand time with you there working your a*s off so hard (oopps. pardon for the words!)."

I can understand why Mommy has to work so hard lately. With me adding to the expenses, I really can't blame her. But sometimes, I just couldn't help feeling stressed and all because I'm supposed to be having fun swimming around here in her tummy than take some of the exhaustion that she feels at the end of the day. Oh, if only I can move this placenta away from her cervix so she won't have to worry about the huge expenses that come with Cesarean delivery. "I'll try Mom okay. And I'll change position as well."

Baby's Development at 25 Weeks

Yahooo! Another week has passed and here I am still growing and growing until that day Mom delivers me. I'm getting more and more excited by the minute, wondering how it will be like out of this watery and less spacious place and be in the "real" world. I'm also thinking how my Daddy and Mommy look like. I guess, they're both beautiful and handsome. And how about my sisters? Will I look like a little Ate Gaby at that? Hmmm. This is really exciting!

So what's up with me at 25 weeks? I'm still doing my usual somersaults here inside Mommy's tummy. And as I've mentioned earlier, I'm now in a transverse position, so I need to move a little bit more until my head comes first. As for Mommy, well she's doing great. Although Daddy has been quite an annoyance for her during the past days, to the extent that she experienced another episode of vaginal bleeding, she's now doing okay and is back to her usual self. The result of the ultrasound made her feel better actually.

Anyway, without further ado, allow me to walk you through baby's development at 25 weeks. Here is the little info that I got:

* The unborn child is 34 cm in length and weighs almost 690 grams.
* Baby is around 13.5 inches in length and weighs 1 and half pounds.
* Bones are becoming solid, hands are now fully developed.
* The brain is growing rapidly, the brain cells are starting to mature.
* The sexual organs are fully developed.

Baby is now pretty well built portion wise even though it still has little body fat and its skin is thin. The structures of the spine begin to form -- All 33 rings, 150 joints and 1000 ligaments. The tiny brain is growing rapidly, and the baby is starting to fill the space in your uterus. The uterus is now about the size of a soccer ball and mom looks pregnant.

Your baby's hands are now fully developed, although some of the nerve connections to the hands have a long way to go. Dexterity is improving. Your baby can make a fist and clasp objects placed in palm. Exploring the structures inside your uterus may have become baby's prime entertainment. Fascinated by the amount of tactile stimulation a fetus gives itself; it touches a hand to the face, one hand to the other hand, clasps its feet, touches its foot to its leg, its hand to its umbilical cord. Twins will explore each other and begin their bonding.

Blood vessels of the lungs develop. Your baby's nostrils begin to open. The nerves around the mouth and lip area are showing more sensitivity now. Their swallowing reflexes are developing. Baby can hear sounds outside the womb and the brain cells are starting to mature also. Already it can learn and remember and can recognise its mother and fathers voice.

Babies at 25 weeks of pregnancy stand a 50% chance of survival.

Source: www.baby2see.com

Image Source: www.pregnancyweeks.us/25-weeks-pregnant

No More Placenta Previa Totalis

As I've mentioned yesterday, Mom had her ultrasound. And in addition to the result of me being a transverse baby, the pelvic ultrasound also showed that Mommy is not anymore experiencing placenta previa totalis, a pregnancy complication wherein my placenta is completely covering Mommy's cervix. Now, it's more of placenta previa partialis, which means that only a part of my placenta covers the cervix. If it migrates a little bit more, then Mommy will be totally relieved because she'll be able to deliver me normally.

Mommy is glad that my placenta migrated already. And I feel glad even more because I can see now that she's somehow worry-free. I don't want to stress her because I know how difficult this pregnancy is for her, unlike when she was carrying my sister, Ate Gaby. Hopefully, everything will turn out okay when it's time for me to come out. I'll keep you posted!

I'm A Transverse Baby at 24 Weeks!

Mommy had her pelvic ultrasound this afternoon. And guess what, from a breech baby, now I'm a transverse baby at 24 weeks. This means that my head is on the right side of Mommy, while my bottom is across her abdomen and her left side. Although Mommy felt a little relieved to learn that I'm no longer feet first, she's still worried that she might go through Cesarean delivery because babies in a transverse position cannot be delivered normally.

Oh, I'm sorry Mom! I know, I should move a bit more so I'll be head first when you give birth to me. I'm trying, though! Anyway, we still got 16 weeks before my birthday, so I'll try even harder. For you Mom, I'll do everything!

Image credit: www.rnhinfo.com

Baby's Development at 24 Weeks

Good morning everyone! How's your day so far? Mine, as usual - doing okay inside Mommy's tummy. Actually, I'm sucking my thumbs right now, while Mommy is busy at the office. Yeah, she goes to work from Tuesdays to Saturdays from 7am - 4pm. Lucky me, I have such a hardworking mom there. LOL :D. Well, I guess both she and Daddy should really work hard because we are now a growing family. When I come out, I'm sure I'll be adding up to their expenses. Actually, I'm adding now even while inside her. LOL :D

So, what's for today? Nothing much. I will be doing my usual rounds of kicks in a while. Mommy will sure be pissed again. hehehe. Anyway, as Mommy started putting widgets on this blog a while ago, I noticed that I'm already 24 weeks old. Wow, time really flies so fast! How am I doing then and how do I look like at this age? Well, check out this Baby's Development at 24 Weeks that Mommy researched via the net:

• The child is now gaining around 3 ounces (90 grams) a week.
• Baby weighs about 1.3 pounds and is 12 inches long.
• Baby weighs about 600 grams and is 30cm (crown to heel) long.
• The eyelids can be seen very clearly.
• If born at this stage is officially considered viable, they may well be able to survive.

Your baby is producing surfactant. This is stuff that keeps the small air sacs in our lungs from collapsing. The unborn baby is covered with a fine, downy hair and the skin is protected by a waxy substance. Some of this substance may still be on the child's skin at birth at which time it will be quickly absorbed. The baby practices breathing by inhaling amniotic fluid into developing lungs.

Baby gains about 3 ounces this week. The weight is in muscle, bone mass and organs. The body begins to fill out with his appearance increasingly becoming more like a newborn. Taste buds begin to form. If mom drinks something strange or bitter, baby may be observed showing his or her distaste.

Little creases have appeared on his palms. The muscular coordination of the hands has improved as they sucks their thumb. Over the next week or so, the sweat glands will be forming in the skin. The lungs are developing branches of the respiratory tree and cells that produce surfactant, a substance that helps the air sacs inflate easily.

After this week your baby is officially considered viable. 36% of babies can survive premature birth at 24 weeks - However, serious complications are still possible.

Baby now weighs about 1.3 pound (600gm) and is around 12 inches (30cm) long.

Source: www.baby2see.com

Weee...I'm now weighing 1.3 pounds! Amazing! Mommy wants me to be at least 7pounds when I come out. Do you think I'll reach that?

Doing My Evening Somersaults

I'm doing my evening somersaults again, and that's the very reason why Mommy is still up making this blog post for me. For the past few nights, Mommy has been complaining why I'm making these movements more at night than at daytime. I don't understand it myself, but I do feel sad for Mommy because she always ends up feeling sleepy in the morning because of me. :(

At the age of 24 weeks, me being inside Mommy's womb is causing her so much stress and sometimes sleepless nights. I guess it's all part of those pregnancy symptoms that she'll have to bear until I come out on October. I just hope she'll manage well because she still has a full-time work to attend to. Yeah, with me being with her everyday in the office :D.

Oh I can see Mommy feeling so tired already. I'd better save these somersaults in the morning. Good night everyone!

About Me

Hi everyone! Welcome to my humble beginnings! My name is Gerby, which I don't really know what it means, except that it's a combination of my dad's and my mom's names, Gerald and Phoebe. I am 24 weeks old, still inside Mommy's tummy at that. Sixteen more to go and I'm off to see the beauty of this world which my mom calls Earth.

I know, you might think that I'm too young to start blogging. But hey, I'm not the first baby blogger here, so Mommy says it's okay to start young. And besides, my sister, Gaby of The Baby in Between, already has her own blog which is currently maintained by Mommy. So, I guess it's time I also have mine.

Now, why Gerby's Humble Beginnings? Simple. This is a blog that will chronicle the events of my life, beginning from Mommy's womb until I become a toddler, and so on and so forth. For now, Mommy will be the one to do the writing for me. But as I grow older, I'll take over until such time that Mommy will only be staring at me tapping the laptop's keyboard to create a blog post here.

So there. Again, welcome to Gerby's Humble Beginnings! I hope you'll enjoy your time visiting this blog. :D