When we reach week 9 officially on Christmas Eve, the little bun in the oven will be about an inch long and will weigh about one ounce. In keeping with the fruit and vegetable theme, that equates to about the size of a grape. This week, the four heart chambers should be completely divided and valves starting to form. Teeth will also start to form at this time, and the eyes are already fully formed but with fused shut eyelids for many more weeks. Earlobes are in place, and mouth, nose, and nostrils are clearer than they were before, and webbed fingers and toes already started to form last week. Organ production is in full swing, and our little grape is about to start rapidly gaining weight.
Sex organs are beginning to differentiate at this point also, but we won't be able to determine whether we're having a boy or girl until probably between week 16 and week 20, so at the earliest probably right around Valentine's Day.
So, until the next post, Merry Christmas all! We'll probably be seeing all of you who are following this blog at this point in a few days anyway. In the meantime, thanks to everyone for all the well wishes, advice, etc. We're very excited about this new adventure and look forward to sharing more with you in the weeks to come.
