Please - oh please - Jude - don't let this be you...

Fifteen-pound boy, two feet tall, born in Poland

A baby boy weighing 15.7lb has been born in Poland.



Kacper Skulska, who is more than two feet tall, was born to Bozena Skulska, 44, in Szczecin.

The heaviest baby on record born to a healthy mother weighed 22.4lb.

24 week update

*How far along?: 24 weeks
*How big is baby?: 9 inches, 1.7 pounds (Jude was weighing 1 pound 6 ounces at 23 weeks 4 days).
*Maternity clothes?: Of course.
*Sleep?: Much much much better. Been sleeping in till 7:30 every morning.
*Movement?: All the time. He's most active from 7-8 pm.
*Food cravings?: Mexican - but this isn't abnormal as everyone knows =)
*Labor signs?: Nope
*Belly button in or out?: In - can't wait till it pops!
*What I miss: Being to get up without effort.
*What I'm looking forward to: December 18th =)
*Milestone: Making it to Viability Day. If Jude was born now, the doctor's would do everything in their powers to save him. But he better stay put for at least 13 more weeks!

How Big Is Jude This Week?


Your baby's growing steadily, having gained about 4 ounces since last week. That puts him at just over a pound. Since he's almost a foot long (picture an ear of corn), he cuts a pretty lean figure at this point, but his body is filling out proportionally and he'll soon start to plump up. His brain is also growing quickly now, and his taste buds are continuing to develop. His lungs are developing "branches" of the respiratory "tree" as well as cells that produce surfactant, a substance that will help his air sacs inflate once he hits the outside world. His skin is still thin and translucent, but that will start to change soon.

Here's some pictures from our ultrasound at 23 Weeks 4 Days..




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I forgot to take my picture this week... but this could be my twin =)

Had some fun with photobucket...

23 Week Update

*How far along?: 23 weeks
*How big is baby?: 8.5 inches, 1.5 pounds
*Maternity clothes?: My sugar daddy bought me some new ones so that I feel pretty again =) Love you!
*Sleep?: Ehh, somedays good, somedays bad.
*Movement?: Loving it! A couple times I've felt a very slow kick like Jude is moving his elbow across my belly! And I saw his kicks move my stomach 3 times now!
*Food cravings?: Frappuccinos!
*Labor signs?: Thank goodness no.
*Belly button in or out?: Still In there
*Gender?: Team Pean=)
*What I miss: Shopping in a normal clothes store. Maternity clothes are EXPENSIVE!
*What I'm looking forward to: Seeing Jude on Tuesday!
*Milestone: Fat production is in overdrive! Jude will double his weight in the next 4 weeks.

How Big Is Jude This Week?

Turn on the radio and sway to the music. With her sense of movement well developed by now, your baby can feel you dance. And now that she's more than 11 inches long and weighs just over a pound (about as much as a large mango), you may be able to see her squirm underneath your clothes. Blood vessels in her lungs are developing to prepare for breathing, and the sounds that your baby's increasingly keen ears pick up are preparing her for entry into the outside world. Loud noises that become familiar now — such as your dog barking or the roar of the vacuum cleaner — probably won't faze her when she hears them outside the womb.

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I think I look a lot rounder this week=) Helps me feel better since I've outgrown most of my clothes at this point.

This Guy...

I love this man.

Jimmy brought me home these...


Made a yummy dinner (hamburgers, french fries and corn on the cob) and then, the best part, cleaned up....


It was so nice to be pampered. He wouldn't let me get off the couch. And he did it "just because". No special occasion.

I love him so much and I know that he's going to be the best Daddy in the world to this guy...

22 Week Update

*How far along?: 22 weeks
*How big is baby?: 8 inches, 1.2 lbs
*Maternity clothes?: Most def
*Sleep?: Horrible. Having very vivid nightmares that wake me up at 3 and keep me up=(
*Movement?: Everyday
*Food cravings?: Still candy!
*Labor signs?: Nope
*Belly button in or out?: In, but getting shallower.
*What I miss: Happy dreams!
*What I'm looking forward to: Seeing the Judester again on the 27th.
*Milestone: Jude's face is fully formed!

How Big Is Jude This Week?

The grow must go on! No wonder you’re getting so big, you’re now housing a wonder-baby who weighs nearly a pound and measures nearly a foot in length. Their perfect little pancreas is now further developed and they’ve also started producing their own hormones! Your baby's future in the circus as a world-famous tight-rope-walker is secure: their inner ear is now developed to the point that they have their own sense of balance. Lucky for your little explorer, balance also promotes physical dexterity, which has them actively feeling out their surroundings where skin, body parts, and the resident umbilical cord are the big sensory experiences. Your foot-long baby, is looking a bit like an oversized raisin right now as more and more wrinkles are showing up each week. Not to worry, all that excessive wrinkling is just their skin’s way of planning ahead for the time when they’ll start piling on that irresistible baby chub.

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Jude's Rock -N- Roll Nursery Progress

Just missing the bedding and my beautiful baby =)

21 week update

*How far along?: 21 weeks
*How big is baby?: 8 inches, 1 pound
*Maternity clothes?: Yeppers
*Sleep?: Love it when I can actually stay asleep
*Best moment this week?: Jude kicking his daddy in the head =)
*Movement?: Constant since 20 weeks exactly
*Food cravings?: Sour gummy worms
*Labor signs?: None
*Belly button in or out?: In, but getting shallower.
*What I miss: Running
*What I'm looking forward to: First baby shower in Memphis on 9/5
*Milestone: Jude practices sucking his thumb this week!

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Baby gulps down several ounces of amniotic fluid every day, both for hydration and nutrition and to practice swallowing and digesting. And, these days, those taste buds actually work! Studies show that after birth, babies are most interested in tastes they've already experienced through amniotic fluid. Meaning, think about what you want your future child to eat as you prepare your own lunch.

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20 week update

*How far along?: 20 weeks

*How big is baby?: 7 inches, 11 ounces

*Maternity clothes?: Loving them

*Sleep?: Just ok this week

*Best moment this week?: Seeing Jude again. He weighed 12 ounces and was moving all around. He is so handsome already.

*Movement?: I felt Jude kick me for the first time. I decided to poke him back and he did it again. We were playing together. Soo cool!

*Food cravings?: Carbs

*Labor signs?: Nope

*Belly button in or out?: In, but getting shallower.

*What I miss: Not being soo emotional.

*What I'm looking forward to: Just meeting Jude!

*Milestone: Jude has teeth buds this week.

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Baby's digestive system is busy creating meconium (a tarry black substance made of swallowed amniotic fluid, digestive secretion and dead cells), which will fill the first diaper after birth. And, speaking of the diaper situation... baby's genitals are now fully formed!


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