Well, the exciting thing is that by Friday we'll be out of the 1st trimester and into the 2nd. Woot! I've been waiting for this week for the past 10 weeks! And look at the little 3D baby diagram...he looks like a baby instead of a seahorse! Amazing! :)
So, what's baby up to this week:
Your baby can make a fist and even suck his or her thumb this week—both skills that are über-cute during infancy ... and not so much at the age of 9. If you're really lucky, you might catch a glimpse of baby's thumb sucking on an ultrasound photo. That's a framer! Other exciting developments include:
Your baby's eyelids are fused shut to protect his eyes as they develop. His bones and skull are solidifying and soon itsy-bitsy ribs may appear. (Baby ribs! How cute is that?!) Baby's intestines are finally right where you want them—in his or her belly instead of poking out into the umbilical cord (so happy about this because the idea of them in the cord was REALLY FREAKY!). Baby's tooth sockets are all loaded and ready to pop out baby teeth six or seven months after baby is born (causing baby a lot of pain and you a lot of lost sleep)(I just heard of a girl on the board I'm on whose baby was born with one tooth already out! Makes breastfeeding sound scary! :)).
Who's that singing? Elton John? Could be your baby: His vocal cords and larynx are completed now. He won't be able to make any sound yet, however, because sound waves travel through air and baby is submerged in fluid.
Your baby-to-be now weighs about 20 grams (.75 ounces) and is nearly 3 inches long, or about the size of a Nutter Butter, covered in chocolate. OK, it doesn't have to be covered in chocolate, but isn't everything better that way? I've also heard the size of a PEACH...sounds much yummier! And healthier too! :)
*3D Pregnancy
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