Pictures of Week 10

Your baby is now about 1-1/5 inches long (about 4 centimeters) -- and his head takes up about half of that size!

Right now, he weighs less than half an ounce. By the time your child is born, if he weighs 7-1/2 pounds (an average birth weight), he will multiply his current weight nearly 240 times.

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Doctor Visit

Went to the doctor's office this morning for my first checkup with the actual "Doctor". Nothing too exciting- but Ben did get to meet her for the first time. She said that everything looks great and that I have only gained 1/2 pound. Considering that I feel like I have gained at least 10, I was pretty excited about that. Afterwards I went to IHOP with my mom and stuffed my face with french toast! YUMMY!

Week 10

The embryo reaches a developmental milestone at the end of this week--it has achieved its basic structural form, and will be known as a fetus (Latin for "offspring") from now until it reaches full term. Because the fetus is still curled up in a snug position in the uterus, it's hard to measure an exact length including the legs. For this reason, health professionals use the crown-to-rump measurement, or the distance from the top of the head to the buttocks. Your baby's crown-to-rump length is now about 1 1/4 inches, and she weighs less than half an ounce.