Week 7

Well, I've hit 7 weeks. Time seems to go by so slow, but so fast too! I had to buy new pants this week. Not that I outgrew my normal ones, but my belly is sensitive, and it doesn't like where the waistband fits.

My sense of smell suddenly got super sharp, and garlic completely turns my stomach now. That's sad, I love garlic! And the Doctor appointment scheduled for friday got pushed back a week. I found out it's more of a get information on us meeting, and then they schedule the real first appointment.

In Jason and Merrilee news, we're in "dead" week now, the week before finals. Classes are winding down, and there's a lot due coming up! I'm not looking forward to the coming school, but it will work out just fine. I also got invited to be an honoree at the CBE (College of Business and Economics) Leadership lunch. They only choose 6 students a quarter to be invited! That's happening in January, and it's a real honor to be a part of.

I would write more, but I have no time! Maybe next week, and definately the week after.

Here's what's happening in the coming week:

Your baby enters its second month of development, weighing no more than a chocolate chip or a berry. It's about five to thirteen millimeters long (less than half an inch), and weighs less than a gram (0.8g), or less than one-twentieth of an ounce. The human blueprints are already visible. Your child still has a tail but is also beginning to form a digestive tract, lungs, nostrils, hands and feet, and a bump of a mouth. The liver, tongue, and lenses of your baby's eyes are forming. There are beds for your baby's fingernails, and the buds of teeth are forming in the gums. If you could take a picture, your baby would look more like a baby and less like a reptile. The baby's nerve channels and muscles are connecting, and the body can wiggle when the cells communicate. In just two days, from days thirty-one to thirty-three, the brain becomes one-quarter larger. If you were to have an ultrasound, it would be able to detect the beating heart, which shows up looking like a tiny flashing light.