Week 24

BabyCenter Says at Week 24...
How your baby's growing:
Your baby's growing steadily, having gained about 4 ounces since last week. That puts baby at just over a pound. Since baby's almost a foot long (picture an ear of corn), that cuts a pretty lean figure at this point, but the body is filling out proportionally and it'll soon start to plump up. The brain is also growing quickly now, and the taste buds are continuing to develop. The lungs are developing "branches" of the respiratory "tree" as well as cells that produce surfactant, a substance that will help the air sacs inflate once baby hits the outside world. The skin is still thin and translucent, but that will start to change soon.