The Pregnancy - Week 11

Hello everyone! We are officially at Week 11 in our pregnancy. I have a pregnancy diabetes clinic in about an hour, so I'll post a report from that later on today as well.

Again, the information below is from What to Expect When You're Expecting and the photo is from http://www.babycenter.com/.

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"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 starts 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 it's 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." Hope you enjoyed the update! Check back later today for more, and possibly tomorrow (we have another doctor's appointment tomorrow)!

-Aubrey