Tuesday, May 12, 2009

My Wife Is Pregnant - Day 55

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211 Days To Go

Over the next two days, if we will be having a boy, the scrotum will begin to swell (the scrotum is an outpocket of the abdominal wall that houses the testes). The baby is .91 to 1.10 inches (23-28mm) long.

Monday, May 11, 2009

My Wife Is Pregnant - Day 54

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212 Days To Go

The baby's eyelids are more developed now, and the tongue is fully formed. Today, the external ears will complete their development. The baby's toes are unwebbed and appear longer.

Sunday, May 10, 2009

My Wife Is Pregnant - Day 53

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213 Days To Go

Today the baby measures between .87 and .94 inches (22-24mm) in length, four times as long as it was just one month ago. If you experienced a comparable growth rate, within a month from now you would have to duck to stand in a room with a twenty foot ceiling.

Saturday, May 9, 2009

My Wife Is Pregnant - Day 52

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214 Days To Go

By today or tomorrow, the external ears will be completely developed. The bones of the palate are beginning to fuse and the taste buds are beginning to form on the surface of the baby's tongue. The feet are fan-shaped and the toes are webbed. The baby measures .71-.79 inches (18-22mm) from crown to rump.

Friday, May 8, 2009

My Wife Is Pregnant - Day 51

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215 Days To Go

The retina of the eye is now fully pigmented. The baby's arms are longer and now bend at the elbow. The fingers and thumb are still short and webbed. Notches, or grooves, have formed between the toes on the foot plate. The baby's tail is still visible but is stubby.

Thursday, May 7, 2009

My Wife Is Pregnant - Day 50

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216 Days To Go

The surface of the baby's brain is now beginning to develop the rounds and fissures characteristic of humans. The upper lip is fully formed. Primary ossification centers are appearing in the long bones. These centers direct the replacement of cartilage by bone. The ossification process always starts in the upper arms, where the first true bone cells will replace the cartilage. If our baby is a girl, the clitoris is beginning to form from the same tissue that the penis, if a boy, will develop from. By this time, the critical period for the baby's heart development has ended. The heart will continue to grow and develop, but not at such a fast pace.

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

My Wife Is Pregnant - Day 49

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217 Days To Go

Over the next three days, the baby's arms will lengthen somewhat and begin bending at the elbow. The fingers and thumb have appeared, and are short and webbed with folds of skin in between.

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

My Wife Is Pregnant - Day 48

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218 Days To Go

The structure of the baby's eye is now well developed (it's not mature enough to do any visual processing yet though). Over the next three days, the tongue will begin to develop. Distinct grooves are formed between the digital rays of the hands. The intestines are beginning to migrate from the umbilical cord (where they were originally formed) into the body cavity. The external ears are set low on the baby's head. As development proceeds, structures literally get pulled from one location to another. The baby's ears will not stay low set - unless that is a family trait (I don't think mine are). They will be pulled to their normal position as the head grows in size and shape. Likewise, the eyes, although well formed, are located on the sides of the baby's head, much like a rabbit, but they too will migrate forward as head development continues. The baby now measures between .62 - .71 inches long (16-18 mm) and weighs about .033 ounces (.94 grams).

Monday, May 4, 2009

My Wife Is Pregnant - Day 47

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219 Days To Go

By today, the baby's eyelids have begun to form. Over the next two days or so, the baby's basic body proportions will change. The trunk will begin to elongate and straighten.

Sunday, May 3, 2009

My Wife Is Pregnant - Day 46

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220 Days To Go

The nasal openings and the tip of the baby's nose are formed. By today, the elbow region is clearly visible. Also, by today, the toe rays have appeared on each foot plate. The skin on the foot plate folds down between the future toes, distinguishing each from the other.