development

A baby is a real person, just like you and me. And just like we continue to develop physically, emotionally, and mentally, so do babies.

4 Weeks--has a heartbeat

5 weeks--forms arms and legs
-face develops

6 weeks--begins to move
             -brain becomes active
             -forms joints
             -eyelids begin to form

7 weeks--can turn head side to side
             -first bends head back
             -hiccups
             -many begin to suck their thumbs

8 weeks--can move rapidly
             -joints look like an adults
             -nerves begin to form (can feel pain)
             -begins stretching

9 weeks--eyes close
-is now labled a fetus

10 weeks--gender is determined
               -bones harden
               -hair and fingernails form
               -moves eyes and tongue

11 weeks--taste buds form
               -has formed both skin layers
               -begins practicing breathing
               -makes complex facial expressions
               -digestive system begins to function

12 weeks--grows extremely rapidly
-grows fat

And it's only been three months...

For more information on the second and third trimesters click here.

(7 weeks)

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