23 Weeks Today

Week 23: 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.

Hello Baby Belle,

We are in our 23rd week today...how time flies! You have been very active lately...always dancing in Mommy's belly! And sometimes it is quite violent and Mommy can see her belly moving! No worries, Belle...Mommy loves feeling you squirm around in there...that way, we know that everything is going well!

Daddy is always asking Zoë to "speak" so you get used to her bark. And when Daddy talks to you in Mommy's belly, Zoë looks confused (like she is in the pic). It's really funny!

We hope to make some decisions about our future soon...you may have your own nursery! Mommy and Daddy are in the process of figuring out if we should move into a bigger place or not. We should know pretty soon, then we can start buying your baby furniture!

At the end of the week, we are going back to Vancouver to visit Grandma, Grandpa and your Auntie D...can't wait. YAY! You'll get a taste of Singapore food, the food that Mommy grew up on.

Love, Mom