25 weeks....

In two weeks time, we will be in the third trimester! How jolly exciting.

Baby is about 34.6cm long from crown to heel (to be exact!). They make breathing movements but have no air in the lungs yet. At 26 weeks, fetal brain scans show response to touch! If you shine a light on my tummy, our little one will turn their head, which means theoptic nerve is working/eyes are fully functional, and they may blink as a reflex reaction to a loud or sudden noise. Flump's sense of smell is developing, too – one study showed that babies whose mums ate lots of garlic responded more strongly to the smell after the birth. Plus it's good for the heart too. Tiny blood vessels called capillaries are now developing beneath the surface of baby's skin, which will give the skin its pink colour.

Flump is kicking quite deliciously and it's so reassuring and such an incredible feeling. The baby is so active right now, kicking about 12 hours a day on and off. They have a day off every now and then to sleep and rest but we still have the doppler which is getting more fun now as the baby gets bigger.

My uterus is now the size of a football apparently with a pint of amniotic fluid inside! What's your party trick?