Sorry I skipped Week 8. Either way...I'm in week 9 of my pregnancy right now. All the symptoms are starting to die down and for that I am very grateful. We went to the doctor yesterday and got to see our baby...or what looks more like a little alien right now, but still our precious baby. We also got to hear the heartbeat and that was very exciting. It all became extremely real yesterday to me and I'm sure to Chris also, actually seeing the baby develop. I can say I didn't cry, but definitely got excited. The doctor says everything is fine and he/she is measuring 2.8cm. You do the math. Here's what's going on in week 9.
Your new resident is nearly an inch long — about the size of a grape — and weighs just a fraction of an ounce. She's starting to look more and more human. Her essential body parts are accounted for, though they'll go through plenty of fine-tuning in the coming months. Other changes abound: Your baby's heart finishes dividing into four chambers, and the valves start to form — as do her tiny teeth. The embryonic "tail" is completely gone. Your baby's organs, muscles, and nerves are kicking into gear. The external sex organs are there but won't be distinguishable as male or female for another few weeks. Her eyes are fully formed, but her eyelids are fused shut and won't open until 27 weeks. She has tiny earlobes, and her mouth, nose, and nostrils are more distinct. The placenta is developed enough now to take over most of the critical job of producing hormones. Now that your baby's basic physiology is in place, she's poised for rapid weight gain.
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