According to the good old Interweb, PJs is the size of a lime now! I love limes!!It's still a while off until PJs movements will be felt, and until we can find out the baby's gender (if we decide to - we're on and off the fence about that one!), but it's truly amazing that there's another whole person doing all sorts of growing while I go about my business! Our next doctor's appointment is on Thursday morning - think lots of good thoughts for us (I get the nerves!).
What PJs is up to this week:
You're getting close to the end of the first trimester. Your fetus now looks like a baby, with tiny but fully formed fingers and toes. As his body grows and becomes more developed and functional, he'll start twisting and turning like an acrobat, cushioned and protected by your amniotic fluid. Most of the baby's critical development will be behind you after the next couple of weeks, and the odds of miscarriage will soon drop considerably. Measuring from the crown of his head to his rump, your 4-centimetre fetus has all his parts, from tooth buds to toenails and some bones are beginning to harden. Your baby is busy kicking and stretching; his movements are so fluid they look like water ballet. Fingers and toes have fully separated. Now the fetus's main task during the next six months will be to grow larger and stronger until it can survive on its own outside the womb.
2 comments:
Love the update on PJ's growth and development. It is such a miracle that so many things are in place already!
What an amazing time we are having learning all about PJs! Changes happen so fast, one day a pea-pod and the next a lime! Time is already flying by!
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