Mac # 3: 9 weeks

It's amazing how something so small can do so much! She is the size of a grape can grip an object placed in their hand. I've been feeling ok this week. We went back to work so being busy is keeping me preoccupied. I'm still getting more nauseas at night than during the day. Come 7:00 o'clock I'm pretty wiped and in bed. Luckily, my kiddos have wanted to go down early too.

Just for my own rememberance, I've been having on/off bleeding(brown discharge) for about 5 days now. I'm trying not to fret over it as I had this with Brody at 5-6 weeks along and I know it's common. Will defintely mention it to the doctor at next appt.
Most of your baby’s joints are formed now and she is using them. Baby is flexing and stretching, but it will be a couple of months before you can feel it. Your baby is now almost one inch long and weighs just .07 of an ounce, about the size of a grape. Growing more human like from his early embryo days, your baby has finally lost his embryonic tail.

This 9th week of pregnancy, your baby is being nourished by the placenta, rather than the yolk sac. The placenta is an amazing structure, as it provides nutrients to your baby, along with providing a filter for your baby’s waste.

Your baby is now fascinated with her hand, and she actually has a grip. If you were to place a very small object in her hand, she would wrap her little fingers around it. Speaking of fingers, your baby’s fingerprints are also forming, and they are like nobody else’s.

Your baby’s eyelids are now fused together at 9 weeks of pregnancy and will remain that way until about 27 weeks. This gives his eyes a chance to do some developing of their own. Your baby’s ears, nose tip, and tongue have also formed. All major organs are now present, but need a lot of further development to function properly.

I go back to the doctor on Monday so see this little bean again and hopefully get a clean bill of health and growth.

**By the way, I'm huge! Amazing how quickly you show with each pregnancy!**

Love,
The Macs