It's Week 11 Ya'll

This is an extremely important week for our fast-growing multicellular friend who can now officially e called a "fetus" (according to doctors, nurses, and aficionados of semantics around the globe). This week, Hank/Emma will double in size from 1 inch to 2 inches and gain a significant amount of weight. He/she/it will actually achieve fruit-size-status this week (a juicy plum of the red variety), however the head will account for over half of its overall physical being. Don't you wish you could remember back to when you were all head and a little bit of body? Crazy.

In addition to a massive growth spurt, this fun-loving fetus will also begin exploring its body, especially its mouth (fun!), as it gains coordination skills and the sensation of touch. It's eyelids fuse together this week and the cornea begins to develop (more fun!), its swallow reflex starts working (whoa, watch that placenta that begins forming this week!), and it's olfactory senses begin devloping (this means you REALLY have to stop spraying that bathroom air freshener lest you really t.o. lil Hankemma!).

As we enter the second trimester, this inutero-tenant is going to require a lot of delish food (it can taste now afterall , so why the heck not?). As Amy moves further and further away from her desk, reaching further to type on her keyboard, Corey and I will be keeping the "Craving Board" up to date for all those who happen to make intermittent trips to our local Safeway.