This week actually went by very quickly! My best friend had her baby on Monday and it was my birthday on Tuesday. Between all of the driving to go see the new baby and meeting friends and family for bday dinners I was suddenly 10 weeks pregnant! I feel like Im going to jinx myself but so far no spotting this entire week!!! Im crossing my fingers that it lasts throughout the weekend and if so, maybe its a sign that my body is getting ready to transition in the 2nd tri in the next couple (ok 4 :( ) weeks and is not being so sensitive! I hope these nexts couple of weeks continue to move quickly as I don't have my next ultrasound/dr's appt till Im 13wks 4 days and that seems forever away, ha!
10 week update - Prune!
Though he's barely the size of a kumquat — a little over an inch or so long, crown to bottom — and weighs less than a quarter of an ounce, your baby has now completed the most critical portion of his 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.
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