(uplifting music)
- Your sweet fetus has
grown to three inches long,
about the size of a sweet Georgia peach,
and now her little body is poised
to begin growing at lightning speed.
What's the rush?
Well, it's gotta catch up to that noggin,
which makes up half of your baby's
body size at this point.
And catch up it will.
By the time your little star
makes her grand entrance
that head will be only
one-fourth the size of her body.
More big progress this week:
the intestines complete their move
out of their storage space
in the umbilical cord
and into their permanent
home in baby's belly.
To nourish that tiny tummy
and the other systems and organs
that are growing like crazy
baby's lifeline, the
placenta, is expanding.
It weighs just an ounce now,
but at birth it will tip the
scale at a full two pounds.
That'll sure to explain
your blossoming belly
in the weeks to come.
There are plenty of subtle changes
happening this week as well.
Fingernails and downy hair on the body
continue to make their appearance.
Baby's bones continue to harden
and those genitals begin to take on
their gender characteristics.
But it's still too
early to tell by looking
whether you've got a bouncing
baby boy or girl inside.
The muscles of the chest
wall are starting to develop
and though she's no where
near ready to breathe,
she's already practicing up
with little breathing movements.
And long before baby says
her first "mama" or "dada,"
her vocal cords are forming, gearing up
for that very anticipated first cry.
The first of many, that is.
(upbeat music)
