From fertilized egg
to garlic bulb-sized baby,
your little one quickly goes
through some amazing changes
during her early weeks
in your womb.
She starts to take shape
during week 5,
transforming from an egg
into an embryo.
Her umbilical cord forms, which
connects her to your blood
supply.
She's big enough to measure
by week 6.
But big is relative.
She's just an eighth of an inch
long.
Her heart and lungs are growing
too.
Next week, she's the shape
of a tiny tadpole
and roughly the size
of a pomegranate seed.
Teeny limb buds are forming.
Eventually, they'll become
her arms and legs.
Her eyes, mouth, and stomach are
starting to take shape too.
Your little one is about as
big as a coffee bean by week 8.
She can move around
and swim now.
Her tiny webbed fingers and toes
are growing.
Plus, her major organs have
almost totally formed.
Next week, she's the size
of a peanut.
Her little eyelids are growing
in.
And her tiny nose appears too.
Her skeleton also starts taking
shape, although the bones are
soft.
Your baby may be 1 inch
big by week 10.
That makes her about the size
of a green olive.
Her fingers and toes are
becoming distinct, and her arms
bend at the elbows.
During week 11, your little one
might double in size to 2
inches.
She's the size of a strawberry,
and her teeth, intestines,
and genitals are forming.
By the end of your first
trimester, your baby is almost
as big as a 2 and 1/2-inch bulb
of garlic.
Her profile,
complete with tiny nose
and chin, have grown in too.
She's come a long way
this first trimester,
and she's got a lot of growing
left to do.