Grow Baby, Grow!

Week 24: Your baby continues to grow and develop inside of you. Baby is now about the size of an ear of corn; measuring 12 inches long and weighing a little over 1 pound. In the coming weeks, your baby will continue to grow and mature a fast rate, gaining about 6 ounces of weight a week. Baby's brain is growing rapidly and her taste buds are developing. Baby is pretty lean at 24 weeks, but will soon be putting on some "baby fat" to fill out his frame and his wrinkled skin. Baby has begun to develop white blood cells. These cells are responsible for fighting off disease and infection. Lungs develop branches this week and baby's inner ear is completely developed. In fact, baby has basic control over all of his senses: hearing, touch, taste, smell, and vision!