Monday 23 May 2011

5 weeks!

the size of an apple seed!



in the uterus 


Taken from babycentre.com:

Deep in your uterus your embryo is growing at a furious pace. At this point, he's about the size of an apple seed or a sesame seed, and he looks more like a tiny tadpole than a human. He's now made up of three layers — the ectoderm, the mesoderm, and the endoderm — which will later form all of his organs and tissues.

The neural tube — from which your baby's brain, spinal cord, nerves, and backbone will sprout — is starting to develop in the top layer, called the ectoderm. This layer will also give rise to his skin, hair, nails, mammary and sweat glands, and tooth enamel.

His heart and circulatory system begin to form in the middle layer, or mesoderm. (This week, in fact, his tiny heart begins to divide into chambers and beat and pump blood.) The mesoderm will also form your baby's muscles, cartilage, bone, and subcutaneous (under skin) tissue.

The third layer, or endoderm, will house his lungs, intestines, and rudimentary urinary system, as well as his thyroid, liver, and pancreas. In the meantime, the primitive placenta and umbilical cord, which deliver nourishment and oxygen to your baby, are already on the job.

Sunday 22 May 2011

The month of May 2011


We celebrated my birthday in a very low key way this year – no flowers, no surprise parties, no night out binge drinking and dancing, no birthday cake. Hubs took me out to Flutes at the Fort, a restaurant we’ve wanted to go to for a long time.  The month of May 2011 rocks!

Work wise things have been very hectic. I haven’t been feeling very well so darling Hubs had to work extra hard the last few weeks. We’ve made progress with our upcoming event and things seem to be moving finally. The month of May 2011 rocks!

We went for a visit to the doctor on the 11th May for a blood test and in the evening we received a message that read “Congratulations, your Hcg level is at 75!”

It’s the 22nd May today, and I am 5 weeks 1 day pregnant!!

The month of May 2011 rocks! :-)