10 weeks!! This week I finally made it to the grocery store...after 5 1/2 weeks of being sick with just the idea of being near so much food. So we're excited to have a full fridge and meals to cook! The past week has flown by! I had many difficult mornings, but the last 2 I have woke up surprisingly feeling ok!
Here is what I'm being told is happening during week 10:
Your sprout’s spurt continues this week -- finally, his/her weight is measurable! He's/She’s a mere 4 grams (equivalent to just 4 paperclips!) and is the size of a pretty little strawberry. This week, his/her heart is strong enough for the beat to show up on a Doppler reading done by your doctor. Don’t panic if his/her heart sounds like it’s about to explode -- in utero, babies have a heart rate of about 140 beats per minute, compared to our 80 beats. His/Her brain is also moving like Greased Lightning: every minute it develops a quarter of a million new neurons. He'll/She'll be outpacing Einstein in no time at all! As if all that weren't enough, your baby's heart is now pumping blood throughout his/her body; if you're lucky enough to catch it, you might see the blood flow on your next ultrasound, since his/her skin is parchment-thin right now. With all this work going on, it's hard to believe he's/she's still so tiny!
More to report next week...And more pictures! Can't wait to see the little one bouncing all around!
Love ya all!
Here is what I'm being told is happening during week 10:
Your sprout’s spurt continues this week -- finally, his/her weight is measurable! He's/She’s a mere 4 grams (equivalent to just 4 paperclips!) and is the size of a pretty little strawberry. This week, his/her heart is strong enough for the beat to show up on a Doppler reading done by your doctor. Don’t panic if his/her heart sounds like it’s about to explode -- in utero, babies have a heart rate of about 140 beats per minute, compared to our 80 beats. His/Her brain is also moving like Greased Lightning: every minute it develops a quarter of a million new neurons. He'll/She'll be outpacing Einstein in no time at all! As if all that weren't enough, your baby's heart is now pumping blood throughout his/her body; if you're lucky enough to catch it, you might see the blood flow on your next ultrasound, since his/her skin is parchment-thin right now. With all this work going on, it's hard to believe he's/she's still so tiny!
More to report next week...And more pictures! Can't wait to see the little one bouncing all around!
Love ya all!
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I am so happy for you! I love your blog! -Jill
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