5 Weeks....

Okay, so I'm 5 weeks along now. haha. I'm getting all jittery!! Here's my little thing on 5 weeks about the baby: 5 Weeks: 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, mesoderm, and endoderm — that will later form his organs and tissues. The cells are forming for his major organs, including his kidneys and liver, and his neural tube is beginning to develop. This neural tube — from which your baby's brain, spinal cord, nerves, and backbone will sprout — develops 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. Wow, it's hard to believe that all of that is taking place inside me!! Kind of hard to take it all in. God sure is amazing and never seizes to amaze me! Can you believe all of that. His brain will soon begin to develop and he'll get fingernails and hair!!! How awesome is that?! Too exciting for words. Brooklyn's doing really good. We had quite a busy day today! Poor thing is in my bed right now just chillin' and watching Charlotte's Web. I love my little Angel!!