Sunday, 16 August 2009

Week 17

Week 17 (17th May)
Its been a busy old week but a fantastic one!! I'm a bit late writing this but hey.

Our tiny cakies is about 5.2-5.5 inches (13 cm) long and weighs about 5 ounces. His/her skeleton is mostly rubbery cartilage, which will harden later. A protective substance called myelin slowly begins to wrap around the spinal cord. Huge changes continue to take place within him/her. This week fat begins to form and will continue to do so until he/she is born. His/her eyes are facing more forward and his/her ears are now close to their final position. This is another picture i found for this week.
fetal development at 17weeks

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