10 weeks...

My...how our baby is growing! Here is what our precious little one is doing at 10 wks…

Our baby has grown to the size of a kumquat and weighs less than a quarter of an ounce. Our baby has now completed the most critical portion of his/her development. This is the time when the tissues and organs in his body rapidly grow and mature.

Our baby is swallowing fluid and kicking up a storm! Vital organs — including kidneys, intestines, brain, and liver (now making red blood cells in place of the disappearing yolk sac) — are in place and starting to function, though they'll continue to develop throughout the pregnancy.

If we could take a peek inside the womb, we’d spot minute details, like tiny nails forming on fingers and toes (no more webbing) and peach-fuzz hair beginning to grow on tender skin.

Our baby's limbs can bend now! His hands are flexed at the wrist and meet over his heart, and his feet may be long enough to meet in front of his body. The outline of his spine is clearly visible through translucent skin, and spinal nerves are beginning to stretch out from his spinal cord. Our baby's forehead temporarily bulges with his developing brain and sits very high on his head, which measures half the length of his body. From crown to rump, he's about 1 1/4 inches long. In the coming weeks, our baby will again double in size…to nearly 3 inches!

Wow! We are in awe of our Creator! Thank you Lord for this little one…we long for them to know You!