This is me at 9 weeks! |
My first doctor's appointment is Tuesday!! It seems like it took forever to finally get it here! I just can't wait to see that little babe and see how he/she is doing :) Bo is going to take the day off so that he can come with me. It's cute how excited he is about the baby. He always gives me a kiss and then pats my belly. A few weeks ago, he said the funniest thing. We were talking and I was telling him what I had read about the development so far and how big the baby is and he says, "I wish your belly was see-through so I could see what was going on." It made me laugh, he reminds me of a kid sometimes. He is going to be a great dad :)
So here is some info on what's going on with the little one. I took this from the app I have on my Facebook page :)
**Fetal development in pregnancy: Week 10**
~length
1.4 in | 3.5 cm
1.4 in | 3.5 cm
~weight
0.14 oz | 4 g
0.14 oz | 4 g
Your tiny champion still weighs less than a quarter of an ounce but has already completed the most critical stage of their development.
Using Doppler technology, you can hear their tiny rapid fetal heartbeats this week (145-165 beats per minute!). Chances for miscarriage are greatly reduced when the heartbeat can be detected, so take a sigh of relief if you've been needing one. It hasn’t been an easy ten weeks!
In other digestive news, you're now carrying a tiny poo-factory as your little one now sports a functioning digestive tract capable of moving food all the way through to their bowels!
And the final shiny gold star on their fetal behavior chart for the week: your little scrapper has already developed defense mechanisms to protect them on reflex!