26th Week Developments

The network of nerves in your
baby's ears is better developed and more sensitive than before. He may now be
able to hear both your voice and your partner's as you chat with each other.
He's inhaling and exhaling small amounts of amniotic fluid, which is essential
for the development of his lungs. These so-called breathing movements are also
good practice for when he's born and takes that first gulp of air. And he's
continuing to put on baby fat. He now weighs about a pound and two-thirds and
measures 14 inches (an English hothouse cucumber) from head to heel. If you're
having a boy, his testicles are beginning to descend into his scrotum — a trip
that will take two to three days.