Dear Baby Thompson,
According to babycenter.com....you're the size of a big prune— a little over an inch or so long, crown to bottom — and weigh less than a quarter of an ounce, you now have completed the most critical portion of your development!
You are now swallowing fluid and kicking up a storm. In fact we got to see you doing this at the 9w3d ultrasound (3d/4d)....Mommy drank something sugary to make sure you were awake during the scan! Vital organs — including your 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 Mommy's pregnancy.
You are starting to develop tiny details: like tiny nails forming on fingers and toes (no more webbing) and peach-fuzz hair beginning to grow on your tender skin. In other developments: Your limbs can bend now. Your hands are flexed at the wrist and meet over your heart, and your feet may be long enough to meet in front of your body. The outline of your spine is clearly visible through translucent skin, and spinal nerves are beginning to stretch out from your spinal cord. Your forehead temporarily bulges with your developing brain and sits very high on your head, which measures half the length of your body. From crown to rump, you're about 1 1/4 inches long. In the coming weeks, you will again double in size — to nearly 3 inches! Wow! Mommy found your heartbeat on the home Doppler, boy did that make her smile! She has also noticed your first movements with popcorn like feelings this pat week!!!
Mommy has thrown up a few times this past week......but not everyday....her intense sense of smell and aversions to meat don't help the situation any! Her boobs continue to be full and her bras are getting tight! She has felt round ligament pain and her lower belly is filling out...is it baby or still bloat? Not sure, but maternity pants and belly bands are a must! She is also very tired, experiencing pretty intense headaches and very moody with the increase of baby hormones raging inside her! But these are all great signs that you are healthy and growing on track!
We love you very much!
MiMi
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