Adelyn's eyebrows have started to form. Over the next 2 days, fine scalp hair will start to form on Adelyn's head. (This is the "permanent hair", not lanugo). Even this "permanent hair" will begin to fall out in the 2nd week following birth, to be replaced gradually by coarser, thicker hair.
Adelyn sleeps and wakes as much now as she will as a newborn. When she sleeps, she characteristically settles into her favorite position. Some babies always sleep with their chins resting on the chest, while others tilt their heads back.
Heat-producing brown fat has begun to form at the base of Adelyn's neck, by the breastbone, and near the urethra-the tube that passes urine out of the body. Brown fat has a protective function: It helps keep baby Adelyn warm in cold environments. Brown fat exists in newborns, but it tends to diminish with age.
The vernix caseosa has begun to form and will become noticeable on Adelyn's skin in the next 3 days. This is a creamy-looking substance that covers Adelyn's skin in order to protect it and its developing glands and sensory cells. The vernix is composed of dead skin, oil from the oil-bearing glands of Adelyn's skin, and the lanugo.
Amy still hasn't gained any weight, but her belly sure is popping out!
Mommy & Daddy have both been able to feel Adelyn moving now! So exciting!
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