Week 6: The sweet pea

Today I taught my 8-8:30am lesson, ate breakfast, then went back to bed until 10am. I am so incredibly tired. I could seriously sleep the entire day away and still not be tired. I don't have any nausea though. I am enjoying several different pregnancy apps to keep me updated on the baby's developments. This week 6, blood will begin circulating through a much more sophisticated circulatory system. Baby is about to get cuter too, because this week s/he's starting to sprout a nose, mouth, eyes, ears, chin, and cheeks. According to one site: If you could see into your uterus, you'd find an oversize head and dark spots where your baby's eyes and nostrils are starting to form. His emerging ears are marked by small depressions on the sides of the head, and his arms and legs by protruding buds. His heart is beating about 100 to 160 times a minute — almost twice as fast as yours — and blood is beginning to course through his body. His intestines are developing, and the bud of tissue that will give rise to his lungs has appeared. His pituitary gland is forming, as are the rest of his brain, muscles, and bones. Right now, your baby is a quarter of an inch long