Here's what's going on this week with Whisler Baby Boy 2009:
Baby Stats:
Size: 17¾ inches
Weight: 5 pounds
Baby Developments:
The baby kind of looks like he's coated in a layer of cream cheese these days. The thick, white substance that protects his skin from pruning in the amniotic fluid is called vernix. When he's born it's possible to see some vernix lingering in the "hard-to-reach" places like under his arms and behind his ears. The soft fur, lanugo, that covered baby's body for much of his stay in the womb is now almost completely gone. Little man begins to develop his own immune system, instead of relying solely on antibodies received through the placenta. This will come in handy when somebody manhandles the baby without washing their hands first.
This week, he measures about 17¾ inches, as almost as long as an American Girl Doll and weighs almost 5 pounds, as heavy as a bag of sugar, minus the cup Laura put in her sweet tea today.
What We're Doing:
Every weekend has been busy in July which is why we're behind, yet again, on the blog posting. Over the 4th of July, we camped with Mark's parents, sister and brother-in-law in Washington State Park. Yes, it's in Missouri; it just happens to be in Washington county just southwest of St. Louis.
Since Laura is pregnant, she slept in the nice, air-conditioned camper surrounded by mountains of pillows. Mark and his dad had the pleasure of reacquainting themselves with nature after Mark forgot the tent poles and was forced to sleep outside under a makeshift tarp tent. In case you were wondering, rain has an uncanny way of finding the areas of the tarp you didn't tie down well, not to mention the constant fireworks, oh, the fireworks.