29 Weeks Pregnant

At 29 weeks pregnant, your baby is almost 17 inches tall now (nearly as tall as he or she will be at birth), and close to three pounds (a weight that will likely more than double — and may even come close to tripling — by delivery time). His or her wrinkled skin is smoothing out as more fat is deposited under the skin surface. This fat, called white fat, is different from the earlier brown fat that your developing fetus accumulated. Brown fat is necessary for body temperature regulation while white fat (the fat you have, Mom) actually serves as an energy source.

Which explains why your energizer baby feels so…well…energized! Space in your baby's living quarters is now at a premium, so you'll be feeling jabs and pokes from elbows and knees mostly. But those kicks will be more vigorous than before (and also less erratic) because your baby is stronger and excitedly responding to all sorts of stimuli — movement, sounds, light, and that candy bar you ate half an hour ago.

Luckily, your baby doesn't have teeth yet that would need a brushing after that sugary treat, but it won't be long before you'll need to buy that first baby toothbrush! You'll recall that your baby's baby-teeth buds formed weeks ago, but now the buds for permanent teeth are forming in his or her gums as well.

Miss Molly continues to grow like crazy! Momma is getting a little less agile that is for sure!! Bryon is so funny... always asking if I am feeling better (as he hears my grunts as I try to move around). I told him to ask me the beginning of June! I began prenatal water aerobics at the Wellness Center this week and that will hopefully help! It really helps being in the water and it's fun to chat with ladies that are also getting ready to have babies. A couple of them actually are pretty much our neighbors! It will be nice to know other young families in our neck of the woods.