33 Weeks

I guess you can say many things about the last 33 weeks. All I can say to describe it is powerful. This little life inside of me has changed me in many ways. He kicks he tostles and he hiccups as his sister sings and kisses him daily. He loves being a part of our family and will be a great addition once he gets here. I never knew that being pregnant for a second time would be so different. You can see for yourself below.

33 weeks pregnant with Francesca



Again, with Frannie



33 weeks with baby #2

Again with #2



                                
This week your baby weighs a little over 4 pounds (heft a pineapple) and has passed the 17-inch mark. He's rapidly losing that wrinkled, alien look and his skeleton is hardening. The bones in his skull aren't fused together, which allows them to move and slightly overlap, thus making it easier for him to fit through the birth canal. (The pressure on the head during birth is so intense that many babies are born with a conehead-like appearance.) These bones don't entirely fuse until early adulthood, so they can grow as his brain and other tissue expands during infancy and childhood.