Riley's hands have grown bigger and stronger and the nerve endings in her fingers have developed her sense of touch. She's in there testing out her newfound abilities by touching her face and grabbing the umbilical cord.
Other cool developments:
We're already raising a little Einstein. Our baby's brain is developing at a clip this week and will continue to do so until she's five years old (so load up on the Omega 3)!
Riley's hair is now a short, bright white crop (Billy Idol, eat your heart out!). No matter what color it will end up—red, blonde, black—all babies' hair lacks pigment at this point.
Our baby has started growing taste buds and may be able to detect strong flavors in the amniotic fluid. If I could see inside, I might catch her sticking out her tongue for a taste and then grimacing, a sign that perhaps I should chill on the chili powder. :-)
Our baby now weighs almost a pound and measures almost 11 inches from her head to her heel, which is how she'll be measured from here on out. Up 'til now our baby's legs were curled tight up against her torso, so she was measured from her head to her bottom (or crown to rump) and not head to toe. This week Riley is about as long as a package of Oreos and as heavy as a large bag of tortilla chips. Who's hungry?
No comments:
Post a Comment