It has been a stressful week. We had our one-year old SUV break down over the weekend and had to be with loaners for five days. Granted a loaner vehicle is better than no vehicle, but it did throw a curve in our routine. More details would be just complaining...
However, I have to admit the pressure of the ticking clock is starting to take a small toll. The shower is still a few weeks away, and we do have a few nursery items, but I need to create a project list of tasks to complete on the weekends between now and some random day in range of gestational weeks 34 and 38.
We have things registered, but we know there will be more things to buy than we will be gifted. We're grateful for what we will receive, but the nesting phase is at hand. Marking off milestones has become a bit more critical as the stress and worry hit just a little harder this week.
Further, Kristina and I both have work-related issues which add to our tension. Plus, there are other personal issues which have taxed us as well. Enhanced worry about handling the twins, gathering helpers and maintaining our sanity has taken up residence here too.
Understand we will get through these things. I'm sharing these thoughts because I wanted to chronicle this experience a bit more personally; thus, the emotional ordeal must be honestly measured. All in all, things are good. So, as I explain the expense of this week's stress, please don't read too much into it.
And now the developmental progress for week 22:
At 11 inches and almost 1 pound (about the size of a spaghetti squash), your baby is starting to look like a miniature newborn. His lips, eyelids, and eyebrows are becoming more distinct, and he's even developing tiny tooth buds beneath his gums. His eyes have formed, but his irises (the colored part of the eye) still lack pigment.
If you could see inside your womb, you'd be able to spot the fine hair (lanugo) that covers his body and the deep wrinkles on his skin, which he'll sport until he adds a padding of fat to fill them in. Inside his belly, his pancreas — essential for the production of some important hormones — is developing steadily.
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