This week's major developments: The nose, mouth, and ears that you'll spend so much time kissing in eight months are beginning to take shape. If you could see into your uterus, you'd find an oversize head and dark spots where your baby's eyes and nostrils are starting to form. His emerging ears are marked by small depressions on the sides of the head, and his arms and legs by protruding buds. His heart is beating about 100 to 160 times a minute — almost twice as fast as yours — and blood is beginning to course through his body. His intestines are developing, and the bud of tissue that will give rise to his lungs has appeared. His pituitary gland is forming, as are the rest of his brain, muscles, and bones. Right now, your baby is a quarter of an inch long, about the size of a lentil bean.
On another note, I hope not to disappoint but the weekly belly shot will be discontinued as it causes extreme discord in the household. I'll post another one later on when there's something to see.
For now, I'll post a picture of what I generally do everyday after work because I am sooooo tired.
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You've only just begun! Only 32 or 33 lee weeks to go!
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