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27 Weeks

Today Lauren is 27 weeks into her pregnancy. We signed up for a weekly update from Babycenter.com and this was today's update. Pretty cool.

How your baby's growing: Your baby is really starting to fill up your uterus. This week he weighs almost 2 pounds and is about 14.4 inches long with his legs extended. He can now open and close his eyes, and he sleeps and wakes at regular intervals. He may suck his fingers, and although his lungs are still immature, they would be capable of functioning — with assistance — if he were to be born prematurely. Chalk up any rhythmic movement you may be feeling to a case of baby hiccups, which may be common from now on. Each episode usually lasts only a few moments, and isn't bothersome to him, so enjoy the tickle. With more brain tissue developing, your baby's brain is very active now. Wonder what he's thinking?

Parenting.

Lauren and I went to check out a speaker tonight organized by our town's PTO. The speaker was Daniel Kindlon, a Harvard professor, who lives in our town.  His talk was based on his latest book: Too Much of a Good Thing : Raising Children of Character in an Indulgent Age".

I haven't read the book but I thought the talk was excellent and very helpful. It's funny, just when we start getting some confidence that we have the slightest clue how to do this ... we find out how much we still have to learn (and the road ahead).