How's [our] baby measuring up this week? At a length of about half an inch right now, [our] baby has graduated from blueberry-sized to raspberry-sized. But weekly growth is getting a bit hard to estimate, and here's why: Growth occurs at about the rate of one millimeter each day, but that growth isn't necessarily just in height. Spurts can occur in the arms, legs, back, and other parts of your baby's body. So, big changes will be occurring every which way in the coming months.
What else is changing at 8 weeks pregnant? A close-up view of [our] little embryo (say cheese!) would reveal a more baby-like appearance (and thankfully, a less reptilian one). You'd see an upper lip forming, the protruding tip of that cute button nose, and tiny (and very thin) eyelids. And check out those hands and feet! Your baby's webbed fingers and toes are differentiating now, so give your baby a round of applause.
All this growing is exciting for [our] baby too. How do [we] know? His or her heart is beating at the incredible rate of 150 times per minute. (That's twice as fast as [Julie's] heart beats.) [Our] baby's digs are growing, too. Amniotic fluid increases at a rate of about two tablespoons per week to accommodate [Julie's] womb's growing tenant."
Julie is still doing very well! In Michigan right now, she has had the opportunity to tell her parents the good news. Everyone is so excited! Thankfully, she still does not have much morning sickness at all; just a little bit of nausea every once in a while, but only if she doesn't eat every couple hours.
Julie's belly is measuring about 34", and she weighed in this afternoon at 119.8 pounds! That's almost a 2 pound gain since the day of the sonogram, which was just over two weeks ago!
Time is moving 8 weeks already!! Yyaayy Juls looks great!!!
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