Friday, September 25, 2009

Week 17 - 16+6 - from 15th - 21st September

Symptoms I've been having the past week:

Swollen fingers half the day
Hunger still hits every now and then
Unfortunately after having a big surgery back in 1996, the several clamps my body has got (don't know if that's the right word) are starting to hurt every now and then. It feels like a little stabbing pain here and there around my stomach. Not a nice feeling at all, but goes away quickly :( this will continue throughout the pregnancy :(

And how's the baby doing?

Don't be too shocked but... your baby is EVEN bigger than it was last week, not to mention getting cuter, and smarter every day! As you’ve come to expect, there’s no shortage of growth and development this week: your fantastic little bean stalk has added yet another half inch to their overall height-- making them nearly half a foot long! Their little limbs have reached (or are within one week of) their relative proportions, and will continue to grow evenly with the rest of the body after this week. Reactive listening has begun for your baby, even though their ears are not yet structurally complete or fully functional. Meanwhile, different parts of their astonishingly complex brain are developing to process your little one’s hearing and other senses, (you know, sight, smell, taste and touch). Mind boggling factoid of the week: if you’re having going to have a little girl, her ovaries have already produced millions of primordial egg cells, which, within a few weeks, will develop into actual eggs! Phew… just wait till she’s a teenager eh?

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