week 11

I am about halfway through my third month! Woo

At 11 weeks your baby is just over 2 inches long now and weighs about a third of an ounce. His or her body is straightening out and the torso is lengthening. Hair follicles are forming, and fingernail and toenail beds are beginning to develop (nails will actually start to grow within the next few weeks). Those nails are forming on individual fingers and toes, having separated recently from the webbed hands and feet of just a few weeks ago. And though you can't tell baby's gender by looking yet (even with an ultrasound), ovaries are developing if its a girl. What you would be able to see, if your womb had a view, is that your fetus has distinct human characteristics by now, with hands and feet in the front of the body, ears nearly in their final shape (if not final location), open nasal passages on the tip of the nose, a tongue and palate in the mouth, and visible nipples.


I hope you like reading about my baby's development as much as I do, because this will be a weekly thing. Its so exciting to me to realize the miracle of the human anatomy and what it is capable of. Now its even better as I get to read about how my baby's body develops from just a few tiny cells.
Next week you can expect a baby bump picture along with all the wonderful info. Even though I feel fat enough to start taking them now.