6 Weeks

I am 6 weeks today.

I find this very amusing so I would like to share. This week's major developments: the nose, mouth, and ears begin to take shape. My baby's eyes and nostrils are starting to form. His/her emerging ears are marked by small depressions on the sides of the head, and his/her arms and legs by protruding buds. His/her heart is beating about 100 to 160 times a minute — almost twice as fast as mine. His/her intestines are developing, and the bud of tissue that will give rise to his/her lungs has appeared. His/her pituitary gland is forming, as are the rest of his/her brain, muscles, and bones. Right now, the baby is a quarter of an inch long, about the size of a lentil bean.