My little Gummy Bear

The 9 week ultrasound looked great!  We were relieved and overjoyed to again hear that hummingbird like heartbeat!  The fetus has doubled in size and looks a bit like a gummy bear.  The doctor said our chance for miscarriage has now dropped to 2%.  I feel like I can breathe!  And also start obsessing over baby websites...good thing I got a job!

Speaking of job, yesterday I was sitting with a four-year-old who was playing with play dough.  Out of no where he says, "My dad got cut."  "Hmmm what does that mean?" I inquired.  "He. got. cut." he responded as if he were annoyed that I didn't understand what he meant.  Lucky for me he went on to clarify,  "He got cut because he doesn't want anymore kids."  Ahhhh, yes.  Good to know!  Meeting his dad 10 minutes later was only a little bit awkward!

9 weeks:
I missed last week's update due to Thanksgiving.  But here's the latest.

Your new resident is nearly an inch long – about the size of a grape – and weighs just a fraction of an ounce. She or he is starting to look more and more human. All the essential body parts are accounted for, though they'll go through plenty of fine-tuning in the coming months.

Other changes abound: Your baby's heart finishes dividing into four chambers, and the valves start to form – as do his or her tiny teeth. The embryonic "tail" is completely gone. Your baby's organs, muscles, and nerves are kicking into gear. The external sex organs are there but won't be distinguishable as male or female for another few weeks. The eyes are fully formed, but the eyelids are fused shut and won't open until 27 weeks.

Your baby has tiny earlobes, and the mouth, nose, and nostrils are more distinct. Now that your baby's basic physiology is in place, he or she is poised for rapid weight gain.