Though your baby still has 3-5 pounds more to gain before delivery, he or she is weighing in at an impressive 3+ pounds this week. And at 18 inches long (give or take a couple because fetuses this age come in different sizes), your baby is quickly approaching his or her birth length. Also developing at an impressive clip these days: your baby's brain connection (baby has to make trillions of them). And he or she will be able to put that complex web of brain connections to good use, too - already processing information, tracking lights, and perceiving signals from all 5 senses. Your brainy baby is also a sleepy one, putting in longer stretches of snooze time, particularly in REM sleep - which is why you are probably noticing more defined patterns of awake (and kicking) and sleeping (quiet) times from your little one.
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