I heard from my midwife this week, and she said she had looked over the ultrasound and everything looked good! Praise the Lord! :) She also said she wants to set the due date at July 23rd because it makes more sense with my last cycle, etc. So, I guess that's what we'll 'plan' on, and then we'll just see what the baby does!
So, with the new due date, we were 13 weeks along as of yesterday!
Here's how our baby is growing and changing this week:
Fingerprints have formed on our baby's tiny fingertips, veins and organs are clearly visible through still-thin skin, and the body is starting to catch up with the head — which makes up just a third of the body size now. Our baby is almost 3 inches long and weighs nearly an ounce. Starting about now, babies begin growing at different paces, some faster than others, some more slowly, though they all follow the same developmental path.
Our baby's intestines are also in for some big changes right now. Up till this point, they've been growing in a cavity inside the umbilical cord; but now they're moving to their permanent (and more conveniently located) address, in our baby's abdomen. And to serve our growing baby's needs, the placenta is also growing. It weighs about an ounce now and will weigh one to two pounds at birth (something else I'll soon be able to blame my weight gain on!).
Also developing this week: our baby's vocal chords!! Can't wait to hear that first little cry! :)
2 comments:
love the updates Jenny! I am glad things are going along well and you are 13 wks now!! woohoo!! Lets hope the time keeps flying by!
i'm SO glad that she made the due date sooner again - that makes me very happy! i can't wait to see my new little niecephew (that's what i call it cause i'm not sure which it is yet)teehee!
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