How big is Maddox? - 33 weeks

Another week has come and gone bringing us that much closer to our due date. Only 7 more weeks to go...I can't believe it!!! I feel like we still have tons to do but I know we can get it all done. I had another doctor's appointment this morning and things are still going great. Maddox's heartbeat is still in the 150's and I am measuring right at 33 weeks. The PA said that at this point Maddox will be gaining about an ounce a day...that is just crazy.

At this point Maddox is about the size of a pineapple. He weighs a little over 4 pounds and is around 17 inches long.


Baby may grow up to a full inch this week alone, and his brain is developing like crazy. Pretty soon, he'll be able to coordinate breathing with sucking and swallowing. Also, his bones are hardening, and he's started to keep his eyes open when he's awake. He's rapidly losing that wrinkled, alien look and his skeleton is hardening. The bones in his skull aren't fused together, which allows them to move and slightly overlap, thus making it easier for him to fit through the birth canal. (The pressure on the head during birth is so intense that many babies are born with a conehead-like appearance.) These bones don't entirely fuse until early adulthood, so they can grow as his brain and other tissue expands during infancy and childhood.

Continue to pray for us that things continue to go smoothly as we finish up these last few weeks of the pregnancy and look forward to the birth of little Maddox :D.