I will begin the “too much information” posts with the progress of our not-yet-born child. Today marks the thirteenth week of the pregnancy and our baby is now the size of a plum.
Our baby has more than doubled in size during the past three weeks. And that’s just on the outside — there’s plenty going on inside too. The digestive system is beginning to flex its digestive muscle — literally — as it starts practicing contraction movements, a skill our baby will use to make us buy more diapers. The pituitary gland at the base of the brain has started producing hormones. And the bone marrow is making white blood cells, which will one day help he/she fight infection (including all those germs passed around the snot-nosed playgroup).
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