Antoinette was feeling a little under the weather yesterday, so the belly shot will be put off until tomorrow's update, the first of Week 26. In its place, I'm going to bring out another Baby Room update and then you'll get two belly pics next week. One will come on Tuesday and the other on Sunday or Monday.
This Baby Room picture is of the Glider. This thing is fantastic. Also made out of the same wood as the dressers, the Glider feels brand new. Very smooth glide and a stationary foot rest. We looked at the Gliders with the foot rest that also glides, but it seemed like you had one foot off of it on the ground trying to push off anyway. The stationary footrest makes that easier. The Doctor's wife had the cushions all custom upholstered on this bad boy, so ultimately, its a great deal. This thing is very relaxing.
On Saturday, Antoinette and I took a tour of the new hospital we'll be having the baby at. We had an opportunity to go through, check out the rooms and the facilities, and meet some of the staff. Ultimately, the main rooms are very nice. They are about 3 times the size of a typical hospital room and they are private. The hospital does not have a nursery, instead choosing to keep the babies with Mom and Dad at all times in the room (which is huge for me because I'd be following the lady who takes my kid out of the room all over the hospital). The rooms have fancy wooden headboards and dressers and all of that stuff to make it look like a bedroom. They also have brand new TV's with DVD players and VCR's, etc. The couch folds into a bed for me. Very nice setup.
As for little Billy, his hands are fully functional, so when he's awake, which seems to be on 10-15 minute intervals, he's spending most of that time groping around in the darkness. With some milestones being met in motor function, extremity development, and an increased brain capacity and nerve system, the baby can actually "touch" and "feel" inside. His little nose holes (nostrils) are clear now, so he can "breath" amniotic fluid through them for the first time. His spinal cord has developed into a very complex system unto itself, consisting of 150 joints, 33 vertebrae rings, and around 1,000 ligaments. Capillary development explodes this week, so his see through skin is beginning to take on a pinkish hue. That increased blood vessel/capillary capacity has also expanded into the lungs, allowing for expanded growth for the respiratory system.
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