Congratulations, another crucial phase of your pregnancy week by week has been successfully covered. There are just a few weeks left to go. In week 26, the baby is 14 inches and weighs approximately close to 2 pounds. In case the baby is a boy, the testicles are beginning to descend into his scrotum. The skin is changing from the earlier transparent for to opaque. You would be surprised to know that as the baby grows she would now respond in a certain fashion to various external noises. Try finding out what excites your child. She can also differentiate between light and dark, senses are doing their task efficiently.
As for you week 26 brings along a time when even others can feel the bay. Dads would now certainly be delighted. After all feeling one sown child is a joy that cannot be replicated. Mood swings are a common phenomenon during pregnancy and plan to stay during the 26th week as well. Pregnancy high blood pressure can make you irritated. Pregnancy back pain is another issue that promises to trouble all along from now on. With these change staking place in the normal course it is high time you start decorating the child's room and jotting down few names. These preparations would help kill the pains pregnancy brings along and would also take you closer to your child during the rest of the weeks of the week-by-week pregnancy scheduler.