27 weeks...

So this is the last week of the middle trimester but apparently I still have a quarter of my total weight gain to come. This is also the last week most airlines will let you fly - so it's train, car or boat for any trips from now on! Not that we had anywhere planned but it's good to know these things.

Flumperdink now knows which way up they are, because the balance function of the ears has kicked in. The eyelids have fluttered open and they can now open and close their eyes. The focusing mechanism in the eyes are working - not that there's much of a view right now. It's also believed the brain now has the capacity to form memories, so we need to make sure we keep family talking very loudly so the baby remembers who is who when they arrive in the big, wide world. The baby now measures about 36.6cm from head to toe - now bigger than a ruler, yay! The baby also sleeps and wakes at regular intervals and may suck a finger or thumb, which I personally find very sweet.

Just 10 weeks to go until Flump reaches full term!

A little known fact: by now, baby has all their bones (there are 300 of them!). Throughout the remainder of my pregnancy they will be getting stronger and harder, and they will continue to ossify throughout the first year of life after birth.