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Sons are a heritage from the Lord; children a reward from Him.
Psalms 127:3
Your first nine months of life were the most eventful you have ever experienced. Here are the major milestones of that life before birth, the first chapter in your own biography -
CONCEPTION: Father's sperm penetrates mother's egg cell. Genetic instructions from parents interact to begin a new and unique individual, no bigger than a grain of sugar.
5-9 Days: New individual burrows into the wall of the womb. Sex can be determined.
14 days: Mother's menstrual period is suppressed by a hormone produced by the child.
15 Days: Heart is forming; eyes develop.
20 days: Foundations of brain, spinal cord and nervous system are laid.
24 days: Heart begins to beat.
28 Days: Muscles are developing along the future spine. Arms and Legs are budding.
30 Days: Child has grown 10,000 times to 6-7 mm. Blood flows in veins (but stays separate from mother's blood).
40 Days: Heart's output is 20% of adults.
42 Days: Skeleton is formed. Brain coordinates movement of muscles and organs. Reflex responses begin. Penis is forming in boys.
8 WEEKS
Child is well proportioned, small scale baby. Every organ is present. Taste buds forming.
12 WEEKS
Baby urinates, makes complex facial expressions, even smiles.
16 WEEKS (4 Months)
Child can grasp with hands, swim, and turn somersaults.
24 WEEKS (6 Months)
Fine hair grows on eyebrows and head. Eyelashes appear. Weight is about 1 pound 6 ounces. Babies born at this age have survived.
32 WEEKS (8 Months)
Weight increases to over
3 pounds.
9 MONTHS
Child triggers labor and birth occurs, usually 255-275 days after conception.
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