Monday, June 25, 2007

6 weeks

I have been feeling better since my big oops on Tuesday last week. I just need to stay out of the heat and make sure I am nibbling. I heard that women who have morning sickness are less likely to miscarry so I am happy to have the sickness if it means that the baby is healthy.

Here is what is going on this week:
Your baby's heart is growing, and dividing into the right and left chambers. But the most exciting part is that her tiny heart is now beating (at a speedy 100 to 130 beats a minute) and pumping blood throughout her body. The cells that will make up all of your baby's body parts and systems are dividing furiously as her body begins to take shape. Right now she's about the size of a small lentil bean (4 to 5 millimeters across). She's starting to build muscle fibers, and halfway through this week, she'll likely start moving her tiny limbs.

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