My pregnancy: 10 weeks
Here is how the baby's growing:Though he's barely the size of a kumquat — a little over an inch or so long, crown to bottom — and weighs less than a quarter of an ounce, your baby has now completed the most critical portion of his development. This is the beginning of the so-called fetal period, a time when the tissues and organs in his body rapidly grow and mature.He's swallowing fluid and kicking up a storm. Vital organs — including his 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 your pregnancy.If you could take a peek inside your womb, you'd spot minute details, like tiny nails forming on fingers and toes (no more webbing) and peach-fuzz hair beginning to grow on tender skin.In other developments: Your baby's limbs can bend now. His hands are flexed at the wrist and meet over his heart, and his feet may be long enough to meet in front of his body. The outline of his spine is clearly visible through translucent skin, and spinal nerves are beginning to stretch out from his spinal cord. Your baby's forehead temporarily bulges with his developing brain and sits very high on his head, which measures half the length of his body. From crown to rump, he's about 1 1/4 inches long. In the coming weeks, your baby will again double in size — to nearly 3 inches.***Personal note, I have an ultra sound in the morning to check and make sure that everything is okay. After the complications with Gavin, they are just wanting to make sure that everything is a go from the start! We will not be finding out the sex of the baby tomorrow, as it is too early to tell. This is just for medical reasons, but it will still be nice to get a glimpse of the little thing! Hahaha Please continue to pray for us!
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Said a prayer for you. Will continue to pray for you tomorrow.
Good luck! If they give you a picture, try scanning it in so we can see little baby Abels!
We are going to Clearwater with my Mom, Sister, a friend of Leigh's, and my Aunt Kim for Spring Break. We have a condo and we will have our own room. We will also be renting two cars so it should be interesting.
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