25 Weeks

How your baby's growing?
Head to heels, your baby now measures about 13 1/2 inches. His weight — a pound and a half — isn't much more than an average rutabaga, but he's beginning to exchange his long, lean look for some baby fat . . . P.S. What is a rutabaga?
As he does, his wrinkled skin will begin to smooth out and he'll start to look more and more like a newborn. He's also growing more hair — and if you could see it, you'd now be able to discern its color and texture.

See what your baby looks like this week:

How your life's changing?

Your baby's not the only one with more hair — your locks may look more full and lustrous than ever. It's not that you're growing more hair, but thanks to hormonal changes, the hair that you'd normally shed is sticking around longer than usual. Enjoy the fullness while you can — the extra hair will fall out after you give birth. You may also notice that you can't move around as gracefully as before. Unless your caregiver has advised you otherwise, it's fine to continue to exercise, but follow a few safety rules: Don't work out when you're feeling overly tired and stop if you feel any pain, dizziness, or shortness of breath. Don't lie flat on your back and avoid contact sports as well as any exercise where you're apt to lose your balance. Be sure to drink plenty of water, and make time for both warm-up and cool-down periods. When you have your glucose-screening test at 24 to 28 weeks, a second tube of blood may be taken at the same time to check for anemia. If blood tests show that you have iron-deficiency anemia (the most common type of anemia), your caregiver will probably recommend that you take an iron supplement.

Comments for Colleen:

• Knees hurt
• I still have not picked a crib
  
• Baby shower back home in the works!
• New Favorite Website: Babble.com
  
• Learned NOT to do the p90-x stretching video right before bed because apparently Trey loves it! He was up partying all night and then slept all day. Very inconsiderate.
  
• Dagny and I had a "girls' day out" for Valentine's Day: She (I) picked out a new Sheepie at the pet store. Then, as a reward for me, she pooped in the middle of the running trail. I did not have a baggie, and it looked like she had not gone in about 2 days. I'm sure it was pretty humorous for all the people driving down one the biggest roads in the city to see a pregnant gal holding a dog lease in one hand and carrying/dropping a palm frond piled with poop in the other. Thanks, Dags.