Today we are 10 weeks!!!
New this week: You have now completed the most critical portion of your
development! This is the beginning of the so-called fetal period, a time
when the tissues and organs in his body rapidly grow and mature.
He's
swallowing fluid and kicking up a storm. Vital organs — including his
kidneys, intestines, brain, and liver (now making red blood cells in
place of the disappearing yolk sac) — are in place and starting to
function, though they'll continue to develop throughout your pregnancy.
If you could take a peek inside your womb,
you'd spot minute details, like tiny nails forming on fingers and toes
(no more webbing) and peach-fuzz hair beginning to grow on tender skin.
In
other developments: Your baby's limbs can bend now. His hands are
flexed at the wrist and meet over his heart, and his feet may be long
enough to meet in front of his body. The outline of his spine is clearly
visible through translucent skin, and spinal nerves are beginning to
stretch out from his spinal cord. Your baby's forehead temporarily
bulges with his developing brain and sits very high on his head, which
measures half the length of his body. From crown to rump, he's about 1
1/4 inches long. In the coming weeks, your baby will again double in size — to nearly 3 inches.
You're the size of a Kumquat!
You are now officially bigger than the quarter!!!
Mom is still feeling great...just really tired! You're zapping all my energy kid! ha
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