We went up to Logansport this weekend to spread the news to all of our family. Everyone is VERY excited about the new addition to the family. My favorite reaction however, was that of my Aunt Rita...Mark said it was comparable to someone winning the lottery! She was jumping up and down pumping her fists yelling YEAH! Hah! It was priceless.
I have a feeling the closet will be full before we know it! My mom could not wait to go shopping! We couldn't really find too many unisex outfits, but did find a set of cute gowns and a soft green blanket. We also got 2 boxes of wipes from Mark's Grandpa & Grandma Maxson (she had them in stock since she has young grand kids)....let the collection begin! :)
Also, here is what the baby is up to this week:
Deep in your uterus
your embryo is growing at a furious pace. At this point, he's
about the size of 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.
