Head to bottom, our baby's 3 1/2 inches long — about the length of a lemon — and weighs about 1 1/2 ounces. Her body's growing faster than her head, which now sits upon a more well-defined neck. By the end of this week, her arms will have lengthened and will be in proportion to the rest of her body. (Her legs still have some growing to do, though.) She's starting to develop an ultra-fine, downy covering of hair all over her body (called lanugo). Her liver starts secreting bile this week, a sign that it's already functioning properly, and her spleen starts contributing to the production of red blood cells. She's also producing and discharging urine into the amniotic fluid, a normal process that she'll keep up until birth. Her hands and feet (which are now half an inch long) are more flexible and active. Thanks to brain impulses, her little facial muscles are getting a workout as she squints, frowns, and grimaces. She can grasp now, too, and she may be able to suck her thumb.
Brian and I cannot believe that we are already a third through the pregnancy! According to the books and friends at church, I am supposed to start feeling better. I had a few days where I was feeling pretty good, but then started to have blood sugar problems, which I think is contributing to my new wave of "morning" sickness. I plan on calling the doc in the morning to see what he would like for me to do next medication wise since being off meds is not working out too well. But hey, I could always have it a lot worse!
26 weeks to go!
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