Dear Little Bean,
According to babycenter.com....Though you're barely the size of a kumquat — 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 called a fetus instead of an embryo and will rapidly grow! YAY!
You are now swallowing fluid and kicking up a storm. We can't wait to watch you on the ultrasound next week! Mommy will have to remember to drink something sugary to make sure you are 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.
If we could take a peek inside Mommy's belly, we'd spot minute 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!
We love you very much!
Grandma Dason
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