Well, good old Wikipedia has stopped with the weekly updates, as the foetus has grown most major organs, they just need to grow and move into position over the next 30 weeks it seem! Anyway, the next two weeks seem still very hectic!
Gestational age: 9-11 weeks old.
Embryonic age: Weeks nr 8-10. 7-9 weeks old.
* Embryo measures 30 mm-8 cm (1.2-3.2 inches) in length.
* Intestines rotate.
* Facial features continue to develop.
* the eyelids are more developed.
* the external features of the ear begin to take their final shape.
* The head comprises nearly half of the foetus' size.
* The face is well formed
* The eyelids close and will not reopen until about the 28th week.
* Tooth buds, which will form the baby teeth, appear.
* The limbs are long and thin.
* The foetus can make a fist with its fingers. [Boxer bean!]
* Genitals appear well differentiated.
* Red blood cells are produced in the liver.
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