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Monday, April 17, 2006
Thursday, April 13, 2006
Prego Update
Here's what is going on in my womb, according to www.verybestbaby.com
Your baby's growth will really pick up speed over the next few weeks. By the end of this week, Baby will be about two inches from head to bottom, and still weighs about half an ounce — but she'll double in size and weight in about three weeks. To handle this growth, the blood vessels in the placenta are increasing in size and number, providing Baby with more nutrients. Other changes you can expect this week include:
• Baby's ears will move toward their final position on the sides of her head.
• Your baby's external genitalia are beginning to develop, and in a few weeks you may be able to tell whether you're having a boy or girl.
• Baby will begin to swallow and kick.
• Bones will begin to slowly solidify, although most of the skeleton is still made of flexible material.
• Nerve cells in the brain are busy connecting with each other, building pathways for future communication.
• All major organs will be fully developed.
• Spinal nerves will begin to stretch out from the spinal cord.
• Fingernails will begin to appear.
• With a special hand-held device, your doctor will be able to hear the fetus' rapid heartbeat.
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So I've gained 7 pounds. I think that's right on track but I feel like my arms are fat. I'm in a wedding in May so I really need to be lifting some weights but I'd rather take a nap. Plus Long John Silvers is my new best friend. :) I'm going to be very brave and share with all of you my weight chart. If it gets too high that will be the end of my sharing. The good news is that I was 7 pounds lighter post-LRM than I was pre-LRM. Breastfeeding is the miracle diet!!!
Saturday, April 01, 2006
Pregnancy, Week 10
For those of you who are interested, this is what the Peanut is up to this week, according to www.verybestbaby.com...
This week your baby's brain will experience enormous growth, producing up to 250,000 new cells every minute. The rest of her body is growing, too; she's now about the size of a small plum, and weighs about half an ounce. This week marks Baby's last week as an embryo; next week she'll officially become a fetus. At this point you can relax a bit, because any abnormalities that could develop in your baby are much less likely to occur after the tenth week. Of course, you'll still want to make healthy lifestyle choices — avoiding drugs, X-rays, alcohol, cigarettes and toxins that could harm Baby's developing cells.
This week, there's a lot of activity going on:
• Tooth buds for baby teeth will begin forming inside the mouth.
• Reproductive organs and external genitals will be formed, although it will still be too early to determine gender.
• The nervous system will continue to develop and many of the internal organs will begin to function.
• The intestines, which have been developing inside the umbilical cord, have now begun moving into Baby's abdominal cavity.
• Taste buds will begin to appear on the surface of the tiny tongue.
• Eyelids are almost closed over the tiny eyes, which have already developed some of the color they'll have at birth.
• The upper lip will form completely.
• Most of the joints will form (elbow, wrists, knee, shoulder and ankle).
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Overall I'm still feeling like a wet noodle. P is busy scrubbing the wallpaper glue off of the kitchen walls getting ready to paint. This was my project but no chemicals or paint for me. :) That leaves me to make the curtains. I'm hoping to have the kitchen finished by LRM's birthday party but I have to order fabric, so who knows...
This week your baby's brain will experience enormous growth, producing up to 250,000 new cells every minute. The rest of her body is growing, too; she's now about the size of a small plum, and weighs about half an ounce. This week marks Baby's last week as an embryo; next week she'll officially become a fetus. At this point you can relax a bit, because any abnormalities that could develop in your baby are much less likely to occur after the tenth week. Of course, you'll still want to make healthy lifestyle choices — avoiding drugs, X-rays, alcohol, cigarettes and toxins that could harm Baby's developing cells.
This week, there's a lot of activity going on:
• Tooth buds for baby teeth will begin forming inside the mouth.
• Reproductive organs and external genitals will be formed, although it will still be too early to determine gender.
• The nervous system will continue to develop and many of the internal organs will begin to function.
• The intestines, which have been developing inside the umbilical cord, have now begun moving into Baby's abdominal cavity.
• Taste buds will begin to appear on the surface of the tiny tongue.
• Eyelids are almost closed over the tiny eyes, which have already developed some of the color they'll have at birth.
• The upper lip will form completely.
• Most of the joints will form (elbow, wrists, knee, shoulder and ankle).
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Overall I'm still feeling like a wet noodle. P is busy scrubbing the wallpaper glue off of the kitchen walls getting ready to paint. This was my project but no chemicals or paint for me. :) That leaves me to make the curtains. I'm hoping to have the kitchen finished by LRM's birthday party but I have to order fabric, so who knows...
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