Dear Gracyn,
Last Tuesday you were measuring 3.5 inches long and weighed 3oz. This week you should now measure about 4 inches long, crown to rump, and weigh a little over 3oz. (about the size of an apple). You are busy moving amniotic fluid through her nose and upper respiratory tract, which helps the primitive air sacs in your lungs begin to develop. We saw you doing this at the ultrasound. You would open and close your mouth and the tech saw amniotic fluid in your belly! Your legs are growing longer than your arms now, and you can move all of your joints and limbs. Although your eyelids are still fused shut, you can sense light. If Mommy would shine a flashlight on her tummy, for instance, you will likely move away from the beam! There's not much for you to taste at this point, but you are forming taste buds. Your head is now resting on your well-formed neck instead of directly on your shoulders. You are beginning to grow eyebrows and eyelashes this week. (All the better to give your Mommy that "Mom, you're crazy" look when you are a teenager!) The hair on your head is also beginning to grow....Hopefully you are blessed with thicker hair than your Mommy has, but chances are....Looking at Mommy and Daddy, there is not much hope in that area! Thank goodness for headbands with bows!
Although many women don't start feeling the baby move until the 17th week (or later), you have been having your own little party in the amniotic sac that you call home. Mommy has actually felt you move a couple of times, but nothing consistent yet! But it won't be long! As for pregnancy symptoms, Mommy has had a few round ligament pains as the belly continues to grow. She also started having leg cramps. :-(
OH AND BY THE WAY.....ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, TOTAL STRANGERS HAVE ASKED WHEN THE BABY IS DUE! YAY.....See Mommy, I told you that you looked pregnant and not just fat! :-)
We love you little girl!
Grandma Dason
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