8 weeks...
Sooo...one of the first things I did was try to look up a due date. (Near the end of July by most calculations.) Boy, was I surprised to see that I'm farther along than I thought...the way "THEY" calculate it anyway. They go from the first day of your last period - women usually ovulate about two weeks after that and aren't supposed to be able to get pregnant except during that very limited time...
Anyway - so I'm about two weeks farther along than I originally would have thought. But - what do I know??? And if they want me to jump two weeks ahead - I'm already ready all over that.
The website sends me updates as to the baby's development and I have to say, they really blow my mind!
8 weeks
How your baby's growing: Your baby is now 5/8 of an inch long, about the size of a kidney bean. She's constantly moving and shifting, although you won't be able to feel these womb wiggles for several weeks yet. Her embryonic tail is disappearing, and her eyelids practically cover her eyes. Still slightly webbed, her fingers and toes are growing longer. Her arms have lengthened, too, and her hands are now flexed at the wrist and meet over her heart. Her knee joints have formed, and her feet may be long enough to meet in front of her body. With her trunk straightening out, her head is more erect. Breathing tubes extend from her throat to the branches of her developing lungs. The nerve cells in her brain are also branching out to connect with one another, forming primitive neural pathways. Though you may be daydreaming about your baby as one gender or another, the external genitals still haven't developed enough to reveal whether you're having a boy or a girl.
Anyway - so I'm about two weeks farther along than I originally would have thought. But - what do I know??? And if they want me to jump two weeks ahead - I'm already ready all over that.
The website sends me updates as to the baby's development and I have to say, they really blow my mind!
8 weeks
How your baby's growing: Your baby is now 5/8 of an inch long, about the size of a kidney bean. She's constantly moving and shifting, although you won't be able to feel these womb wiggles for several weeks yet. Her embryonic tail is disappearing, and her eyelids practically cover her eyes. Still slightly webbed, her fingers and toes are growing longer. Her arms have lengthened, too, and her hands are now flexed at the wrist and meet over her heart. Her knee joints have formed, and her feet may be long enough to meet in front of her body. With her trunk straightening out, her head is more erect. Breathing tubes extend from her throat to the branches of her developing lungs. The nerve cells in her brain are also branching out to connect with one another, forming primitive neural pathways. Though you may be daydreaming about your baby as one gender or another, the external genitals still haven't developed enough to reveal whether you're having a boy or a girl.
posted by Momo at Tuesday, December 19, 2006
4 Comments:
End of July? The heat!
Oh, look. Your kidney bean has mike's eyes.
I can already see it has Mike's hairline.
I'm with Jamie...
stock up on ice cubes and frozen treats asap..you'll need a tub to waddle in...
lol!!!
and might I add..that is one adorable Kidney bean
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