· As our baby continues to develop, it would be possible now to determine it’s sex by looking at the genitals (if we could only get close enough).
· Vocal cords begin to form this week. While perhaps not quite ready to be introduced to the nearest opera stage, Pudding will use these immediately following the moment of birth. I can’t wait to hear that first cry!
· Pudding’s face is looking more and more human each day as the eyes begin to move closer together instead of being on the sides of the head and the ears move to a normal position.
· Pudding’s liver begins to function – Responsible for cleansing the blood, storing nutrients, and providing needed chemicals, this is an important event!
· The pancreas begins to produce insulin
· Even though our little Einstein’s body is still growing quite rapidly, the overall super-speedy growth of Pudding’s amazing brain continues to leave the head proportionately larger than the body – it is actually slightly more than one third of Pudding’s total body mass!
· Pudding’s head and neck are still straightening at this point as can be seen by his/her little chin lifting off of the chest.
· Our baby is also actively rehearsing “breathing” by using amniotic fluid to prepare the lungs for future air respiration.
· The big news: our little pooper is now officially going to need diapers! Although a majority of the waste produced is transferred to my system for discharge (to avoid lingering in the amniotic sac), some urine is released to the amniotic fluid and Pudding will actually breathe it in before it passing it on to me for discharge (lovely!).
· Our baby’s average size is now at a whopping length: 2.13 inches (5.4cm) and weight: 0.49 ounce (14gm)
