Fetal Development – week 1-2
One sperm beats out all the others and reaches the egg.
Fetal Development – week 3
Your baby-to-be is making a home in your womb.
Fetal Development – week 4
Your baby-in-the-making is now an embryo.
Fetal Development – week 5
The components of your baby's brain are beginning to grow.
Fetal Development – week 6
Your baby's tiny heart is beating.
Fetal Development – week 7
Your baby has slightly webbed fingers and toes.
Fetal Development – week 8
Your baby can bend his elbows and knees.
Fetal Development – week 9
Eyelids now cover your baby's eyes.
Fetal Development – week 10
Your baby's hands now meet over her heart.
Fetal Development – week 11
Your baby is busy kicking and stretching.
Fetal Development – week 12
Synapses are forming in your baby's brain.
Fetal Development – week 13
Fingerprints are new this week, and they're one of a kind.
Fetal Development – week 14
Your baby can grimace and squint.
Fetal Development – week 15
Boy or girl? It's now possible to tell.
Fetal Development – week 16
Your baby's heart pumps 25 quarts of blood a day.
Fetal Development – week 17
Your baby's bones are hardening.
Fetal Development – week 18
Your baby's ears now stand out from his head.
Fetal Development – week 19
Your baby may be able to hear you now.
Fetal Development – week 20
Your baby is practicing swallowing.
Fetal Development – week 21
Eyebrows are growing in.
Fetal Development – week 22
Tooth buds for baby and adult teeth are in place now.
Fetal Development – week 23
Dance around -- your baby may be able to feel you move.
Fetal Development – week 24
Your baby's taste buds may be working now.
Fetal Development – week 25
Your baby's hair has color and texture.
Fetal Development – week 26
Baby fat is building up under your baby's skin.
Fetal Development – week 27
Hiccups may be common from now on.
Fetal Development – week 28
Your baby can open his eyes and blink now.
Fetal Development – week 29
Billions of neurons are developing in your baby's brain.
Fetal Development – week 30
Shine a light on your belly -- your baby can follow it.
Fetal Development – week 31
Your baby can turn her head from side to side.
Fetal Development – week 32
Nails now cover the tips of your baby's toes and fingers.
Fetal Development – week 33
Your baby is losing that wrinkled alien look.
Fetal Development – week 34
Your baby's lungs are well developed.
Fetal Development – week 35
Most physical development is complete.
Fetal Development – week 36
Weight gain (about an ounce a day) is your baby's top priority.
Fetal Development – week 37
Your baby is full term!
Fetal Development – week 38
Little hands are ready to grip your fingers.
Fetal Development – week 39
The average baby weighs about 7 pounds now.
Fetal Development – week 40
Your baby's skull is flexible so it can squeeze through the birth canal.
Fetal Development – week 41
Time to come out.