The baby is now 32 weeks old, since fertilization, is 18 inches long and weighs 4-3/4 pounds.

The heart has beat over 45 million times!

The baby is the size of a pineapple, with the stalk.

The baby’s lungs now produce “air pocket” cells and will continue to do so until 8 years of age.

Based on limited testing, newborns seem to prefer foods that mom eats during the last weeks of pregnancy. This and other evidence indicates that learning and memory formation begin before birth.

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Lord, we rejoice in the miracle of life as we learn about the journey of development we each made in the womb.

We know through science that we began to learn things even before birth.

We began to develop preferences for various sounds and even for the taste of foods that our mothers ate during pregnancy.

Lord, we thank you for preparing, with such wondrous care, each baby for the journey of life.

In particular, we thank you for giving us a yearning for the food that You prepare, the food of your Word, and the food of the Bread of Life, your Son Jesus Christ.

May we hunger and thirst for the things of eternal value, and come to the joys of eternal life with You.

We pray through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.

Baby Chris is now 32 weeks old, since fertilization, is 18 inches long and weighs 4-3/4 pounds. See more at babychris.org #prolife #facts

Baby Chris's heart has beat over 45 million times in the 33rd week of pregnancy. See more at babychris.org #prolife #facts

In the 33rd week of pregnancy a developing baby in the womb is the size of a pineapple, with the stalk. See more at babychris.org #prolife #facts

In the 33rd week of pregnancy a developing baby in the womb has lungs that now produce “air pocket” cells and will continue to do so until 8 years of age. See more at babychris.org #prolife #facts