8th Week

At about 36 days of development, our baby's ears begin to assume a more human shape. The baby is starting to resemble a newborn. The facial muscles begin to develop, the eyes begin to develop color, the eye muscles begin to form, the eyelids start to develop and the nerve fibers that connect the nose to the brain begin to form. In the heart, the valves are present and distinct. The body's trunk area is getting longer and straightening out. Elbows are present, and arms and legs extend forward. By the end of this week, our baby will be about 1.4-2cm (½ to ¾ in).  This also marks the beginning of the 3rd month of the 1st trimester.

Pooja' health conditions vary every day. One day she is  feeling good, the next day again the same vomiting sensations and weakness.  We plan to visit the doc tomorrow for check up and maybe for IV.   Now sometimes she gets the feeling that we should not have gone for the baby, but our expectations of a girl child is so great that both of us are ready to take any pain that may be accompanied.  Though we will never know the sex of the child till its birth but we have high hopes for holding a baby girl in our arms,  a sister for Shivam and Daksh.