Eight month- fetal development

Overall growth is rapid this month and the baby grows as much as a half pound per week. At eight months of pregnancy, the baby may weigh 4 to 6 pounds and is gaining about half a pound per week. Layers of fat are pilling under her skin. Soon she will turn head down in preparation for her coming birth.
Most body organs are now developed with the exception of the lungs and if the baby kicks you’ll not only feel it and also be able to see it on the outside. Tremendous brain growth occurs at this time and the fingernails begin to extend past the fingertips.