7 weeks

So here is what our amazing little baby looks like this week. This week she will go through a huge growth spurt. Last week she was about the size of a pea and this week she will be about the size of a large grape, she will more than doubled in size.

Your baby's leg and arm buds are longer now and they have divided into segments where the hands and feet will be. The hands and feet also have an area where the fingers and toes will begin to form. At this point of your pregnancy, the heart is bulging from the body and it has divided into right and left chambers. The brain's hemispheres are continuing to grow and the air passages into the lungs are visible. Your baby's eyes are beginning to get pigment. The nose is developing and the beginning of the face can be seen. The baby's abdomen is developing quickly and the appendix and pancreas are already present. Your baby's digestive tract is beginning to form and the hindgut is present. The shape of the tail can still be seen, but it will fade in 3 or 4 weeks.

These are some pictures I found of how quickly the hands and feet will be developing this week. I think it is so interesting.

Hand at 48 days

 

Hand at 51 days. Only 3 days later.

Foot at 51 days.

Foot at 60 days. Only 9 days later.

There is not a lot to report this week,which is a good thing. Other than the fact that I am having a hard time sleeping and it is frustrating.