33w 0d - "Pason" This Week

• Your baby weighs almost 5 lbs (2250 g) and is 12.8 inches (32cm) from crown to rump and about 19.8 inches (44cm) long.
• If your baby were born now, she would be considered "pre-term" rather than premature. This distinction is based on fetal maturity, particularly the maturity of the fetal lungs. A pre-term baby, unlike a premature baby, is likely to have well-developed lungs and is less likely to need intensive care.
• Your baby is surrounded by a red glow when sunlight shines on your belly and may be aware of this as she is able to differentiate between light and dark.
• Your baby's hair is getting thicker, though it may be a different color when she is older.
• She is currently shedding her lanugo, the fine downy hair that previously covered her body.
• More vernix, the waxy coating that protects your baby's skin while submerged in amniotic fluid, is building up.
• Your baby's adrenal glands are producing more steroid hormone, the androgen-like hormone that indirectly aids your milk production. Your baby is currently producing ten times more of this hormone than a normal adult and the adrenal glands are currently the same size as those of an adolescent. They will shrink after birth.
• Your baby is laying down bone. To do this, she will draw calcium from you.
• Your baby has taste buds and it has been suggested that she can taste and develop tastes for flavors found in the amniotic fluid, particularly flavors that you eat on a regular basis.
  

Source: http://preg.fertilityfriend.com