Wednesday, July 22, 2009

17 Weeks Today!

An onion? No wonder I'm so weepy lately!

Week 17: Onion

Baby's skeleton is hardening, changing from rubbery cartilage to bone, and fat is finally accumulating around it. The umbilical cord is getting thicker and stronger, and those little fingers and toes are now topped by one-of-a-kind prints.

1 comment:

Lauri Dilbeck said...

I loved this part of my forensic classes, when we learned just when the fingerprints were actually formed. Even DNA in twins is identical sometimes, but fingerprints NEVER are. There are far too many variables.

I love reading your updates!