Saturday, February 14, 2009

14 Weeks!

Cool Facts I found online about our little one:

Your Baby
Think of it this way: You're a third of the way through and baby's a third of the way cooked. Now that the "big stuff" (like skeletal and organ development) is taken care of, your baby starts a period of rapid brain growth, fat buildup and detail work. Highlights this week include:

Your baby now has fingerprints! Book 'em, Danno! Believe it or not, he actually created them himself while swimming around in the amniotic fluid. As he moved his hands, the skin on the tips of his fingers formed unique ridges and folds. That's why no one on earth has the same fingerprints, not even identical twins! Cool, right? Baby's arms are now in proportion to his tiny body, but his legs are still on the short size in comparison.

Your baby continues to gain new and impressive skills such as practicing and controlling voluntary muscle movements (this will help him fling food across the room later in life). Your tiny dancer's movements are no longer the jerky, uncontrollable twitches of yore—he now moves with graceful control.

Your baby now weighs about an ounce and is the length of a flip phone, or roughly 3.5 inches—he's tripled in size from a mere three weeks ago! Luckily, you haven't done the same.

6 comments:

Melissa said...

Very imformative.... Hope you are feeling well.

Mary's Pics said...

WOW, Very interesting facts about my little grand baby.
I am excitied to learn how the baby is growing. Please keep posting this kind of information. It is so much fun to think about that sweet little life growing inside of you.
Happy Valentine's Day today. I hope that Lex catches lots of fish and has fun on his trip.
Love,
MomK

Matt and Cindy Fleharty said...

Crazy! I like the author who wrote that. Funny. Can't wait to see your little flip phone one day!!

Amanda & Brian said...

Congrats on starting your second trimester this week! That's great. :) So, 14 weeks...hopefully you get that second trimester boost of energy soon. :)

Fred and Sandra said...

Cute posting! Lots of good information to know about the baby's development! I hope the 2nd trimester treats you tons better than the 1st! Love you, Mom Poth

Karen and Jake Barton said...

Congratulations! This is a great stepping stone!! I remember that after this point I was not sick anymore BUT my appetite was huge!! Enjoy this new time in your pregnancy because each week brings more and more exciting changes!!