Your baby - The big news this week: hands and feet are emerging from your baby's developing arms and legs. They look more like paddles at this point than the tiny, pudgy extremities you're daydreaming about holding and tickling.
Technically, your baby is still considered an embryo. He has the remains of a small tail, which is an extension of the tailbone. The tail will disappear within a few weeks, but that's the only thing getting smaller. Your baby has doubled in size since last week and now measures half an inch long, about the size of a blueberry.
If you could see inside your uterus, you'd spot eyelid folds partially covering your baby's eyes, which already have some colour. You'd also see the tip of his nose and tiny veins beneath parchment-thin skin.
Your baby has an appendix and a pancreas, which will eventually produce the hormone insulin to aid digestion. A loop in your baby's growing intestines is bulging into his umbilical cord, which now has distinct blood vessels to carry oxygen and nutrients to and from your baby's tiny body.
Your body - Your uterus has doubled in size in the past five weeks, and eating may feel like a chore. It doesn't help if you are also feeling bloated, too. The cause? It's those hormones again.
During pregnancy you have much higher levels of progesterone. This hormone relaxes smooth muscle tissue throughout your body, including your gastrointestinal tract. The result? Slower than normal digestion, which can cause wind and bloating, especially after a big meal.
Hectic!
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