week 27

baby measures about 10 inches, from crown to rump and weighs about... 2 pounds... a little over that.
baby is becoming plumper and rounder (like mom. lol.) as the amount of fat under the skin increases. thumb-sucking may now be one of babys' favourite activites, strenghtening cheek and jaw muscles and possibly soothing baby. the lungs continue to grow and now has functioning taste buds on the tongue and inside the cheeks, and higher brain functions are becoming more sophisticated.

about this time, babys' eyelids begin to open, and the retinas begin to form. babies now seem to be able to detect changes in light, and studies have shown that when a flashlight is shone against a mommys tummy, the baby may move toward - or sometimes away from - its beam. babys' first visual impressions outside the uterus will be sorted into light and dark, too - thats why many toys designed for newborns are black and white. eyelashes are fully grown now, and will protect her delicate eyeballs from harmful matter once baby is born.