8 Weeks...

Your baby’s fluttering heart would show up on an ultrasound performed this week. He or she is between 0.56 and 0.8 inches from crown to rump - or about the size of a grape - its liver is churning out large amounts of red blood cells, and will continue to until the bone marrow forms and takes over this function. Week eight marks the beginning of a very busy developmental stage: its face continues to change as the ears, eyes and the tip of the nose appear; the intestines start to form in the umbilical cord; and your baby's teeth begin to develop under the gums.



*Cartilage and bones begin to form - At the end of this week your baby will have already completed 1/5th of the journey 'til his birthday!
*The basic structure of the eye is well underway - The position is more "newborn" like already!
*The tongue begins to develop
*Intestines move out of the umbilical cord into the abdomen.
*Body grows and makes room - Two months along and this little one is growing inside and out by leaps and bounds!
*The fingers and toes have appeared but are webbed and short
*Baby's length (crown to rump) is 0.61 inch (1.6cm) and weight is 0.04 ounce (1gm)