Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
I haven't sent any updates on the tiny Lytle in a while. I thought this week would be good because of Thanksgiving. Seth and I are so thankful that we were able to get pregnant. And the fact that the baby and I have been healthy for 9 weeks is amazing! God is so good to us!!
I am 9 weeks pregnant - 22.5% of the way there! Only 217 days to go!
Your baby is about one inch from crown to rump - or roughly the size of a strawberry. Weighing in at one gram, your baby is very active, although you can't feel its movements yet. The baby is poised for rapid weight gain now that his basic physical structure is in place. He's also starting to look more and more human. His embryonic "tail" is now completely gone. YAY! He or she now has all the major organs, muscles, and nerves; and a Doppler may be able to identify the heartbeat. As for his heart, it has divided into four chambers now, and the valves have started to develop. External sex organs are there, but won't be distinguishable as male or female for another few weeks. Eyelids are beginning to form and the trunk is straightening and elongating, cartilage and bones are forming, the basic structures of the eyes are in place, and the tongue is beginning to develop. The fingers and thumb are visible, although short and webbed. All major joints — his shoulders, elbows, wrists, knees, and ankles — are working, enabling your baby to move his limbs. His upper lip is fully formed ( I wonder if he will have Seth's lips?), and his mouth, nose, and nostrils are more distinct. =)
GREAT ARE THE LORDS WORKS! PSALM 111:1
"Praise the Lord! I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart, in the company of the upright, in the congregation."
HIS STEADFAST LOVE ENDURES FOREVER! PSALM 118:1"Oh give thanks to the Lord , for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever!"
Count all of your blessings this week!
Love you!
Tracy
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